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Questors
Three worlds, held in perfect balance. Nothing can change that. Well, nothing except a cataclysmic disruption in the Space-Time Continuum...
Luckily the people in charge have a Create three perfect Heroes, the best of each world, and send them on a quest to find the Objects of Power that will restore the balance. But things go wrong when the Heroes are needed ten years earlier than expected, and three confused kids set off to save the worlds. Madlen, Bryn, and Cam have no idea what they're looking for or where they'll find it. What they do know is that to fail would mean unthinkable disaster.
It's a pity, then, that someone is determined to stop them...
From the icebound city of the dragons to the magical kitchen of The London House, Joan Lennon has crafter a highly inventive story that is fast-paced, fantastical, and funny.
Luckily the people in charge have a Create three perfect Heroes, the best of each world, and send them on a quest to find the Objects of Power that will restore the balance. But things go wrong when the Heroes are needed ten years earlier than expected, and three confused kids set off to save the worlds. Madlen, Bryn, and Cam have no idea what they're looking for or where they'll find it. What they do know is that to fail would mean unthinkable disaster.
It's a pity, then, that someone is determined to stop them...
From the icebound city of the dragons to the magical kitchen of The London House, Joan Lennon has crafter a highly inventive story that is fast-paced, fantastical, and funny.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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Joan Lennon
37 books17 followersI live and write in the Kingdom of Fife, overlooking the silvery River Tay, with a view of trees and grey slate roofs and a skyscape it would be hard to better. Also resident in the flat are an unruly crowd of characters, including a Victorian detective girl, a miner boy from an alien planet, a ferret princess, a medieval orphan, a talking gargoyle, a short Viking and the occasional flying horse. I enjoy their company and do my very best to keep up with their stories.
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March 18, 2020
2020 EDIT: Reread as an adult.
'Questors' remains a three-star, but is no longer on my shelf. Nowadays I am very uncomfortable with the handling of gender in the book. Cam, a child who supposedly won't have a gender until puberty, could be read as non-binary, but the characters and the narrative keep referring to Cam as "it", instead of using "they/them" or other pronouns. It's disgusting and dehumanising, like Cam can't be seen as fully human until they are either a boy or a girl. I know 'Questors' was published in 2007, but that's no excuse; this strict binary code/divide - you must be male or female, so as to be treated as such according to (socially constructed) "guidelines" (actual wording that's said in the book), based on your genitalia, and there are no other options and spectrums in sex and gender - it is a reprehensible and dangerous message in a children's book. It's transphobic to the extreme to boot. And 'Questors' thinks it's subverting gender roles!
It's a shame because otherwise 'Questors' is quite funny and witty, with memorable and colourful characters. But it is also largely underdeveloped.
Like, there are hardly any scenes with the three Questor children, Madlen, Bryn and Cam, and their Agent mother Kate. Kate only had them as part of a grand master plan to bring the three worlds of this book's universe back into balance - it was her duty, nothing more. How does she feel about all of this? I don't have a clue. She doesn't seem to care one way or the other. There is nary a family bonding moment or an emotional touch between her and her children who might get killed on their quests; it's a shafted blip on the radar. We never even find out who the children's fathers are.
The hero children, who had remained ignorant of their destiny - and of each other's existence - at the beginning, are forced on their quest far too quickly, with no training, no preparation, no weapons, and no briefing on any basic survival skills whatsoever. They don't even have time to change their clothes. A couple of chapters of exposition is all that's given. Any "rush" in a story involving time travel is rendered moot to begin with; it completely negates the saying "There's no time! Hurry!".
Yes, there are a lot of time travel confusions and plot holes. Plus incredibly stupid adult characters, but maybe that was the point?
These are the least of the book's problems, however. The mental illness and autism rep in 'Questors' is deeply troubling and problematic. As in, it's perceived in villainous or blameworthy characters. Perhaps unintentionally, it's viewed as dangerous and a threat to all civilisation.
Again, 2007, no excuse. &%!$£$£%! that.
There are some typos as well (Cam is referred to as a "her" once. Oops. Better than "it" though).
It's a little sad that some books from my childhood are turning out to be not as good as I remembered. But at least I have more space on my bookshelf now. Tee hee.
Final Score: 3/5
P.S. Why does every adult female in 'Questors' have to have a male love interest, or have a man be smitten with them sexually? Ugh! And young Bryn had found Kate alluring and sexy before finding out she's his mother; AND at one point he hits on a nurse, Serena, while he's injured and bedridden, and she blushes and almost encourages him! ARRRRRGH!
Original Review:
'If you can't find a hero, then you have to make one. When things are desperate, you'll try anything.' - back blurb of 2007 hardcover.
After reading Neil Gaiman's latest book for children, 'Fortunately, the Milk...', I've looked back on other random, creative and fantastical books - ones from my childhood.
Fact: I still own my old hardback copy of 'Questors', bought on a whim one fine school day. Despite being a confusing mess in some places, I remember it so fondly that I can't bring myself to give it away.
'Questors' is a story about three Worlds out of balance. The space-time continuum is about to shift and go kablooey. So a council of people with a total disregard for the ethical and moral issues of genetic engineering decide that the best solution is to create three Heroes, born from one mother, and send each of them to live in one of the three Worlds. Because logic and cosmic fun don't mix. A time-shifting danger lurks and arrives too early for the titular Questors to be ready to save everything and everyone. They must find the three Objects of Power from the Worlds in order to restore balance. Upon learning their true identities and the mission which is the reason for their existing, young Madlen and Bryn and Cam must put aside their differences and grievances so they can work together. They travel and fight to retrieve what will save their home Worlds from destruction.
The Heroes discover within themselves their respective skills and magical gifts, and they have to use them fast, for a villain called the Preceptor is determined to stop them on their quest...
Almost nothing in 'Questors' makes sense when put into questioning. However, I think that the interesting characters and funny fantasy elements save it from being just another forgettable kid's book published amidst the 'Harry Potter' craze. It is rather similar to 'Harry Potter', in fact, but not distractingly so. Madlen is the big sister and no-nonsense leader of the Questors; the Hermione Granger of the team. Bryn is the stubborn, roughly-dressed and sometimes cheeky younger brother from the war World; he possesses a heart of gold and an artist's soul. Cam is a sensitive, nature-loving kid of no gender - he/she will develop into a boy or a girl once he/she reaches puberty. An original coming-of-age tale is at play here, along with a nature-versus-nurture subtext.
Other characters - the adults of the council, to be precise - are also funny, and are even heartwarming to read about individually. The trauma the three child heroes go through is put into consideration, and their interactions with each other are splendidly written. There is even an unexpected plot twist revealed at the end, and it suits the silliness of the rest of the book.
Time travel, a boarding school, zombies, a hatchet, sexist dragons, ice mountains, apples, planes, and dreams that tell your destiny; such is the content of the action-sci-fi-fantasy, 'Questors'. I enjoyed it a lot more than I did 'A Wrinkle in Time', another similar book. There is a mysticism and winsome aspect to 'Questors' that makes it more endearing. While I wouldn't really call it a "good" book in terms of a well-written and well-structured story, it succeeds in having a spark that shines through the characters and creative settings. At least it's never boring, which saves it from the fade of mediocrity.
Hardly anyone has ever heard of 'Questors'. I'd say check it out if you have the time. You might be surprised.
Final Score: 3/5
'Questors' remains a three-star, but is no longer on my shelf. Nowadays I am very uncomfortable with the handling of gender in the book. Cam, a child who supposedly won't have a gender until puberty, could be read as non-binary, but the characters and the narrative keep referring to Cam as "it", instead of using "they/them" or other pronouns. It's disgusting and dehumanising, like Cam can't be seen as fully human until they are either a boy or a girl. I know 'Questors' was published in 2007, but that's no excuse; this strict binary code/divide - you must be male or female, so as to be treated as such according to (socially constructed) "guidelines" (actual wording that's said in the book), based on your genitalia, and there are no other options and spectrums in sex and gender - it is a reprehensible and dangerous message in a children's book. It's transphobic to the extreme to boot. And 'Questors' thinks it's subverting gender roles!
It's a shame because otherwise 'Questors' is quite funny and witty, with memorable and colourful characters. But it is also largely underdeveloped.
Like, there are hardly any scenes with the three Questor children, Madlen, Bryn and Cam, and their Agent mother Kate. Kate only had them as part of a grand master plan to bring the three worlds of this book's universe back into balance - it was her duty, nothing more. How does she feel about all of this? I don't have a clue. She doesn't seem to care one way or the other. There is nary a family bonding moment or an emotional touch between her and her children who might get killed on their quests; it's a shafted blip on the radar. We never even find out who the children's fathers are.
The hero children, who had remained ignorant of their destiny - and of each other's existence - at the beginning, are forced on their quest far too quickly, with no training, no preparation, no weapons, and no briefing on any basic survival skills whatsoever. They don't even have time to change their clothes. A couple of chapters of exposition is all that's given. Any "rush" in a story involving time travel is rendered moot to begin with; it completely negates the saying "There's no time! Hurry!".
Yes, there are a lot of time travel confusions and plot holes. Plus incredibly stupid adult characters, but maybe that was the point?
These are the least of the book's problems, however. The mental illness and autism rep in 'Questors' is deeply troubling and problematic. As in, it's perceived in villainous or blameworthy characters. Perhaps unintentionally, it's viewed as dangerous and a threat to all civilisation.
Again, 2007, no excuse. &%!$£$£%! that.
There are some typos as well (Cam is referred to as a "her" once. Oops. Better than "it" though).
It's a little sad that some books from my childhood are turning out to be not as good as I remembered. But at least I have more space on my bookshelf now. Tee hee.
Final Score: 3/5
P.S. Why does every adult female in 'Questors' have to have a male love interest, or have a man be smitten with them sexually? Ugh! And young Bryn had found Kate alluring and sexy before finding out she's his mother; AND at one point he hits on a nurse, Serena, while he's injured and bedridden, and she blushes and almost encourages him! ARRRRRGH!
Original Review:
'If you can't find a hero, then you have to make one. When things are desperate, you'll try anything.' - back blurb of 2007 hardcover.
After reading Neil Gaiman's latest book for children, 'Fortunately, the Milk...', I've looked back on other random, creative and fantastical books - ones from my childhood.
Fact: I still own my old hardback copy of 'Questors', bought on a whim one fine school day. Despite being a confusing mess in some places, I remember it so fondly that I can't bring myself to give it away.
'Questors' is a story about three Worlds out of balance. The space-time continuum is about to shift and go kablooey. So a council of people with a total disregard for the ethical and moral issues of genetic engineering decide that the best solution is to create three Heroes, born from one mother, and send each of them to live in one of the three Worlds. Because logic and cosmic fun don't mix. A time-shifting danger lurks and arrives too early for the titular Questors to be ready to save everything and everyone. They must find the three Objects of Power from the Worlds in order to restore balance. Upon learning their true identities and the mission which is the reason for their existing, young Madlen and Bryn and Cam must put aside their differences and grievances so they can work together. They travel and fight to retrieve what will save their home Worlds from destruction.
The Heroes discover within themselves their respective skills and magical gifts, and they have to use them fast, for a villain called the Preceptor is determined to stop them on their quest...
Almost nothing in 'Questors' makes sense when put into questioning. However, I think that the interesting characters and funny fantasy elements save it from being just another forgettable kid's book published amidst the 'Harry Potter' craze. It is rather similar to 'Harry Potter', in fact, but not distractingly so. Madlen is the big sister and no-nonsense leader of the Questors; the Hermione Granger of the team. Bryn is the stubborn, roughly-dressed and sometimes cheeky younger brother from the war World; he possesses a heart of gold and an artist's soul. Cam is a sensitive, nature-loving kid of no gender - he/she will develop into a boy or a girl once he/she reaches puberty. An original coming-of-age tale is at play here, along with a nature-versus-nurture subtext.
Other characters - the adults of the council, to be precise - are also funny, and are even heartwarming to read about individually. The trauma the three child heroes go through is put into consideration, and their interactions with each other are splendidly written. There is even an unexpected plot twist revealed at the end, and it suits the silliness of the rest of the book.
Time travel, a boarding school, zombies, a hatchet, sexist dragons, ice mountains, apples, planes, and dreams that tell your destiny; such is the content of the action-sci-fi-fantasy, 'Questors'. I enjoyed it a lot more than I did 'A Wrinkle in Time', another similar book. There is a mysticism and winsome aspect to 'Questors' that makes it more endearing. While I wouldn't really call it a "good" book in terms of a well-written and well-structured story, it succeeds in having a spark that shines through the characters and creative settings. At least it's never boring, which saves it from the fade of mediocrity.
Hardly anyone has ever heard of 'Questors'. I'd say check it out if you have the time. You might be surprised.
Final Score: 3/5
April 5, 2021
This book is a self-aware twist on the traditional fantasy quest where a few kids are sent out to save the world. Here, they're being sent by the Interworld Council of Guardians to save three worlds, because standard time-tested practices say the best people to send are kids.
The characters aren't so deep here, and the plot is fast. It sort of has to be, to fit three worlds and the Interworld Council between one pair of covers. My favorite part here when reading through it was the worldbuilding - Lennon sketches the three worlds very artfully, with the hint of so many unexplored vistas beyond what she shows us. But I also like what she does with her self-aware twist. She shows us from early on things aren't quite how they look; the Council has deeper, more self-interested motives. But, even though they play out, we still get an emotionally satisfying eucatastrophy, as the kids do save the world through - despite the Council's connivings - a way not dissimilar to how they were sent to.
The characters aren't so deep here, and the plot is fast. It sort of has to be, to fit three worlds and the Interworld Council between one pair of covers. My favorite part here when reading through it was the worldbuilding - Lennon sketches the three worlds very artfully, with the hint of so many unexplored vistas beyond what she shows us. But I also like what she does with her self-aware twist. She shows us from early on things aren't quite how they look; the Council has deeper, more self-interested motives. But, even though they play out, we still get an emotionally satisfying eucatastrophy, as the kids do save the world through - despite the Council's connivings - a way not dissimilar to how they were sent to.
February 7, 2025
Leider war das Buch für mich ein großer Reinfall. Die Geschichte erzählt von 3 Helden, den sogenannten Questors. Diese sollen die 3 Welten bereisen und Artefakte sammeln, um eben jene Welten zu retten.
Und ab hier geht alles ganz schnell. Viel zu schnell. Kaum sind sie in einer der Welt, ist diese auch fast schon gerettet. Weder die Leute, die sie in den Welten treffen, noch die Helden und ihre Helfer sind interessant oder haben eine Persönlichkeit. Ihre Geschichte ist langweilig oder viel zu kurz erzählt, nur um dann nie wieder aufgegriffen zu werden.
Nachdem die drei Welten bereist wurden, kommt es zum Showdown. Gut gegen Böse. Der kurz darauf vorbei ist. Das Ende fühlt sich unverdient und komplett an den Haaren herbeigezogen an. Bis zum Schluss habe ich nur weitergelesen, weil ich gehofft habe, dass etwas Spannendes passiert. Aber nein. Selbst das Ende war vorauszusehen und trotzdem langweilig.
Leider eine absolute Vollkatastrophe in Buchform für mich.
Und ab hier geht alles ganz schnell. Viel zu schnell. Kaum sind sie in einer der Welt, ist diese auch fast schon gerettet. Weder die Leute, die sie in den Welten treffen, noch die Helden und ihre Helfer sind interessant oder haben eine Persönlichkeit. Ihre Geschichte ist langweilig oder viel zu kurz erzählt, nur um dann nie wieder aufgegriffen zu werden.
Nachdem die drei Welten bereist wurden, kommt es zum Showdown. Gut gegen Böse. Der kurz darauf vorbei ist. Das Ende fühlt sich unverdient und komplett an den Haaren herbeigezogen an. Bis zum Schluss habe ich nur weitergelesen, weil ich gehofft habe, dass etwas Spannendes passiert. Aber nein. Selbst das Ende war vorauszusehen und trotzdem langweilig.
Leider eine absolute Vollkatastrophe in Buchform für mich.
December 26, 2017
Lennon, Joan Questors, 359 p. McELderry (Simon and Schuster), 2007.
Three children are taken from the lives they know, thrown together in a strange place and then told that not only are they siblings, but that their destiny is to save all three of their worlds. Thus begins the journey of Madlen, Bryn and Cam, three teens sent across the dimensions to find "something", not even their mentors know what.
Tight and action-packed, this novel is a perfect piece of fantasy fiction (except for four swear words). Instead of spreading the story out through a trilogy, all three worlds and all three problems are very neatly wrapped up within one fascinating book. The good is just good enough and the bad is just bad and just crazy enough to satisfy the readers.
EL, MS - ESSENTIAL
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Three children are taken from the lives they know, thrown together in a strange place and then told that not only are they siblings, but that their destiny is to save all three of their worlds. Thus begins the journey of Madlen, Bryn and Cam, three teens sent across the dimensions to find "something", not even their mentors know what.
Tight and action-packed, this novel is a perfect piece of fantasy fiction (except for four swear words). Instead of spreading the story out through a trilogy, all three worlds and all three problems are very neatly wrapped up within one fascinating book. The good is just good enough and the bad is just bad and just crazy enough to satisfy the readers.
EL, MS - ESSENTIAL
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2007/...
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October 8, 2022I was pleasantly surprised by this. Not that I thought it was going to be bad, but I knew this wasn't going to go on my list of all-time favourite books either. I really loved Cam's character and the whole idea of not choosing your gender until puberty, but a nagging irritation that the character was referred to as 'it' and not 'they/them.' Really loved though that the ending didn't reveal what Cam chose, perhaps an indication of being gender fluid and/or non-binary, therefore choosing both or neither was left as an option.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 15, 2020
I liked the book in the end, but I'm not keeping it because of all the swear words in it. I really had a hard time keeping the characters' names straight. Bryn is the boy, Madlyn the girl, and Cam -the one who hasn't chosen to be a boy or girl yet. There are lots of other characters too, and it would help to remember which are which. There is a lot of magic, math, and things that would be really hard for young readers to catch.
May 19, 2019
I love Mrs. Macmahonney 😍
The overall story was solid, although the characters were a bit flat and the world building could have used a bit more background, but for a middle grade novel this was quite good.
The overall story was solid, although the characters were a bit flat and the world building could have used a bit more background, but for a middle grade novel this was quite good.
November 23, 2023
Umm it was very good book. but I'm not quite sure wt cam is at the end
July 29, 2024
I read this in middle school, about 10 years ago. I don't remember much, aside from it being interesting, confusing, and enthralling
December 17, 2007
In the universe in which Madlen, Bryn, and Cam live, there are not one, but three very different worlds—and they each live in a different one. Madlen lives in Trentor, Bryn lives in Kir, and Cam lives in Dalrodia. One day progresses normally for all three of them until each kid is pulled out of school and taken to what is called The London House (they’ve never heard of it before) and are told that they are related. What?! And barely before they have had a chance to digest this information, they are told that there has been a disruption in the Space-Time Continuum and that they must restore the balance. What?!
It comes down to this: The Council Members (the people in charge) had a plan to create one hero from each world and, when the three of them became old enough, send them on a quest to find the Objects of Power from each world in order to restore the balance. With little more than a “good luck” from everyone else, the newly-acquainted siblings are off on their quest to the three worlds.
Of the three worlds they visit, Madlen’s Trentor is probably the most similar to Earth, although there are some very different aspects. Bryn has dragons in his Kir; in fact, the dragons have their own civilization and view humans as inferior! And in Cam’s Dalrodia, the people in charge base every decision on what they dream at night.
Questors is a good book full of cool ideas about different worlds and time-travel…not to mention adventure as the kids try to survive while finding the quest items! The world of Kir was my favorite because of the dragon civilization. Readers will find themselves rooting for Madlen, Bryn, and Cam as they fight their way past enemies, over worlds, and through time while they try to find the three items that will restore the balance and save the universe!
It comes down to this: The Council Members (the people in charge) had a plan to create one hero from each world and, when the three of them became old enough, send them on a quest to find the Objects of Power from each world in order to restore the balance. With little more than a “good luck” from everyone else, the newly-acquainted siblings are off on their quest to the three worlds.
Of the three worlds they visit, Madlen’s Trentor is probably the most similar to Earth, although there are some very different aspects. Bryn has dragons in his Kir; in fact, the dragons have their own civilization and view humans as inferior! And in Cam’s Dalrodia, the people in charge base every decision on what they dream at night.
Questors is a good book full of cool ideas about different worlds and time-travel…not to mention adventure as the kids try to survive while finding the quest items! The world of Kir was my favorite because of the dragon civilization. Readers will find themselves rooting for Madlen, Bryn, and Cam as they fight their way past enemies, over worlds, and through time while they try to find the three items that will restore the balance and save the universe!
December 21, 2014
An inexplicable energy leak heralds the end of space and time as we know it. The five Prelates (in charge of the three Worlds, and generally just about everything else except the kitchen) have to come up with a plan, fast: and what better than the Traditional Option? Only they ran out of time, and now Madlen, Bryn, and Cam have been called to fulfill their destiny as Heros before they've had a chance to grow up. Three Worlds, three Quests, three Magical Objects . . . how hard could it be?
If that sounds like the story isn't taking itself seriously, that's exactly the case. Although the Quest certainly is a good chunk of the story, the book isn't above making fun of itself and the way things are Traditionally Done. And it is a wild ride. From a world where math is so advanced it's practically magic to a world of dragons, it's always a surprise where the kids find themselves next.
Although the story wraps up well, it leaves plenty of room for a sequel. Although where Madlen, Bryn, and Cam might end up next is anyone's guess . . . I rate this book Recommended.
If that sounds like the story isn't taking itself seriously, that's exactly the case. Although the Quest certainly is a good chunk of the story, the book isn't above making fun of itself and the way things are Traditionally Done. And it is a wild ride. From a world where math is so advanced it's practically magic to a world of dragons, it's always a surprise where the kids find themselves next.
Although the story wraps up well, it leaves plenty of room for a sequel. Although where Madlen, Bryn, and Cam might end up next is anyone's guess . . . I rate this book Recommended.
April 26, 2011
I recommend this book to someone who really likes fantasy a lot. In this book there are three worlds and each world is really different from another. It is really fantasy because there are dragons and magical powers. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres so I really did enjoy reading this book. It keeps my mind off reality and I was able to connect to the three main characters because they are both children just like me. This book is really different from other books because it shows that kids can also do great things and that they can be as powerful as adult.
Three kids were chosen from their planet, to save the universe. They were told that the universe was no longer in balance so it's their job to safe the universe. At first I thought they were just kids they couldn't do anything, but after reading it I learn that children are just the same as adults.
Three kids were chosen from their planet, to save the universe. They were told that the universe was no longer in balance so it's their job to safe the universe. At first I thought they were just kids they couldn't do anything, but after reading it I learn that children are just the same as adults.
October 19, 2024
This book intrigued me, three kids, from the same planet but different worlds. They know nothing about each other, and yet they have the same mother, the three of them go on a huge mission to save there worlds from colliding. There are three worlds, Dalrodia, Kir, and Trentor, the three worlds are parallel universes that are actually on the same planet and the three worlds are in danger of becoming one. I got really into this book, I felt like I couldn't put it down, something could happen on the next page. The book did leave me on a cliff hanger though, cliff hangers might be interesting, but I really want to know.
September 22, 2008
A mix of sci-fi and fantasy. The Questors are three children, a boy, a girl, and one as yet undetermined gender, from three different but interconnected worlds that are in peril. Genetically created to be heroes who would save the worlds, the three are called back to "The London House" while still children, and before they have developed their skills, because the energy leak endangering the worlds is rapidly escalating. They have to undertake their quest in the future to retrieve three objects from the three worlds and unite them. A good solid read with interesting characters.
October 17, 2011
(Fantasy 2007, Young Adult) Something has thrown the three worlds out of balance, and three questors are needed. Luckily, the power that be have arranged for just this event, and has three children born, one on each planet, to be raised as questors and heroes. But things are progressing much faster than expected and the children must figure it out now despite their lack of training. The writing is good, but falls just short of great. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to friends and family, though.
January 24, 2013
My son has a learning disability in language and reading, he is currently in 6th grade and works on a 8th-9th grade level in math, but can only read at a second grade level. This is the first chapter book he's picked up and it's only because it has to do with time travel, tonight he read the first two chapters by himself (with guidance). I am so proud of him and cannot wait to finish this book with him.
July 10, 2011
Three children from three different worlds come together to go on a quest to help save the future of their worlds. Kind of a fun book, but it just kept striking me as odd. A bit morose for a kids book.
October 2, 2012
I really liked this book, I liked how 3 kids were brought together and end up saving the world. ( If I remember the book right I read it in 2010) I remember a dragon and this house that went to different dimentions. It was really good.
April 8, 2008
This is a breezy, fun read along the lines of Diana Wynne Jones (alternate universes). More details and complexity would have given the book more depth and staying power.
July 31, 2008
Different. But, eh, sometimes different is good.
September 8, 2008
OK fantasy for children/YA. Not incredibly original, and a bit short, but well-written and fun. Better than many of the new fantasy novels for kids.
June 21, 2010
just like the seventh tide, it was different but not overly so that i didnt enjoy it
August 28, 2010
Lost interest very early on
December 8, 2010
great and funny book
August 31, 2012
An interesting view of parallel worlds. The author left you wondering about of one of the main characters, Cam. Slow beginning, but then things picked up.
October 21, 2014
The Book was great it took me a while to get used to the flow of the story but once i got into it I couldn't put the book down till I finished it.
July 20, 2015
An excellent story, with some hilarious lines and wonderful ideas, with the unfortunate drawback of two-dimensional characters. Most suitable for 10-15-year-olds.
January 3, 2017
What a great book.
June 11, 2018
This book is dystopian fantasy, which a rather odd combination.
April 22, 2015
Excellent fantasy adventure.
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