Gilbert and the Scepter of Silence

by Dahlia Huh, Sunmee Huh, Christopher Huh (Illustrator)

Gilbert has never taken a bath -- only showers.
Gilbert is a Mermid, but has been hidden away on land for eleven years. When Gilbert returns underwater, he stumbles upon the terrifying truth: that others like him are being persecuted -- and no one knows by whom. Gilbert befriends a Leviathan, gets swallowed by a whale, and discovers the horrible secret in the original Statue of Liberty -- but the danger to both worlds grows greater with every day that passes. Guided by a mysterious age-old text, Gilbert unravels an incredible destiny that has been waiting for him... but the pieces have fallen into the wrong hands. Gilbert just has one of those faces that you can't remember even if you tried. Gilbert might as well not exist -- but good thing he does.

Genres: Fantasy

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 11, 2013

About the author

Dahlia and Sunmee Huh are sisters who write under the combined name of D&S Huh. They wanted to write a book that the entire family could enjoy. So they wrote Gilbert and the Scepter of Silence. They were inspired by their younger brother Christopher, author of the highly acclaimed Keeping My Hope. Sunmee is currently a junior and a pre-med student with the Banneker Key Full Scholarship at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dahlia is a junior at Clarksburg High School. The Huh sisters live in Maryland with their puppy.

Reviews

[Annice22 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave this 3 1/2 stars.

I thought this was funny and had a good story. The only thing I didn't really like was the story kind of moved ahead a little bit without much explanation. But since this is a story for kids I don't think they will mind, they will be too busy laughing at the story.