by Obert Skye
This kids' fantasy has some elements we've seen before - orphaned kid lives with cruel family members but has a bigger purpose. And the crazy candy. But from there it has some unique and somewhat bizarre stuff. The idea that there's a gateway between reality and a world called Foo is pretty well-dev...
My daughter took this off the shelf at the library and I read it to her aloud. I've never been tempted to stop in the middle of a book I've read to her prior to this one, but Leven almost turned the trick. Now whenever we're at the book store, it's a running joke to get a copy of one of the sequels ...
I totally have a book-crush on Leven.
It was pretty good.
Harry Potter meets The Golden Compass, a fun and fast paced read. I think my favorite character was Geth, I mean, who can resist talking inanimate objects. I'm looking foward to read the next in the series.
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