A Mysterious Review of The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris Grabenstein.
Review summary: This is a fun, literary-themed fantasy adventure book for middle-grader readers, heavy on action from many classic novels, most of which will likely be unfamiliar to them. Hopefully they will take advantage of the list of books that provided inspiration for many elements of this story and pick up at least one to read. (Click here for text of full review.)
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The Island of Dr. Libris
Chris Grabenstein
Random House (March 2015)
Publisher synopsis: What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy's spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there's Dr. Libris's private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can even feel the ground shaking. It's almost as if the stories he's reading are coming to life! But that's impossible … isn't it?
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