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The Tukor's Journey
Siblings Mitch, Tony, and Jovi discover that mysterious creatures called Grezniks are close to achieving their mission: blowing up Earth and shattering Life to bits. Over the centuries, Grezniks have nearly succeeded many times. But each time, their efforts have been foiled by Tukors and their allies. Now, Grezniks are closer than ever before, and no one knows if any Tukors are left in the world to stop them. The Tukor's Journey is an epic action adventure. Chock-full of faraway lands. Volcanoes. Mountains. Tundra. Tropical forests. Raging rivers. Steamy geysers. Farms. Big cities. Tractors flying at the speed of sound. Blue stones that defy the laws of physics. And lots of real life creatures. And Grezniks. Vicious. Deadly. Unfathomable strength and speed. Seeping through the world unseen--slippery, crawly, swift. Soon they'll be ready to blow up Earth into tiny pieces. Three kids are unexpectedly invited to help defeat the Grezniks, but will they have the courage to join the battle?
- GenresFantasy
650 pages, Paperback
Published January 15, 2018
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January 19, 2019
Reviewed by Ashley (age 10) for Reader Views Kids (1/19)
“The Tukor’s Journey” by Jeannine Kellogg is an exciting action and adventure book about three kids, Mitch, Tony and their younger sister Jovi, who are trying to save Earth from the Grezniks. The Grezniks are disgusting, slimy creatures that want to destroy the world by blowing up the planet.
When the Bosonataski-Fishengardets (that’s the family’s last name!) move to the country and live on a farm, the kids meet a strange old man – whose name is Old Man. Old Man is weird at first and there are a lot of scary stories being spread about him in town, but soon he and the kids work together to take on their mission. He tells the kids of the Tukors and their responsibility to save the world from the Grezniks. Old Man is a Tukor and creates wild machines to help the kids on their journey. This was such a fun part of the story. It was easy to imagine the kids on these machines, traveling all over the world and also escaping a few close calls. I like that each of the kids had different things they were good at making each one important to their mission.
At the same time, the Grezniks were on their own mission. They believe the secret to destroying the Earth comes from some blue stones and they spend centuries searching for their treasure. They are such strange creatures! One Greznik has seven legs instead of five and he is picked on throughout the story by the other Grezniks. This Greznik works hard to get the others to like him but nothing he can do will make that happen. I felt kind of bad for this guy during the whole time because it’s not very fun to be teased and bullied, but he could also be very mean himself.
This seems like two stories at once and it is, but as you keep reading the Tukor’s and the Greznik’s stories come together for an exciting adventure. All the different scenes fill the book with color, and I like how the author made it seem like the world is just going to pop off the pages. The last section of the book is full of action and there is no telling who is going to win.
I loved all the characters because they were all so different, but my favorite is Jovi, because she’s the youngest and being a girl, and was so important to the mission. Even though she was scared at times, she didn’t shy away from the things that needed to be done.
“The Tukor’s Journey” by Jeannine Kellogg is a very long book but the action and adventure are so full of excitement and it’s so unusual that it doesn’t take a long time to read. The ending was so exciting and scary, I can’t wait for the journey to continue. I am really glad I read this book and recommend it to kids from about age 10 and older. It’s a fun story that both girls and boys will enjoy.
“The Tukor’s Journey” by Jeannine Kellogg is an exciting action and adventure book about three kids, Mitch, Tony and their younger sister Jovi, who are trying to save Earth from the Grezniks. The Grezniks are disgusting, slimy creatures that want to destroy the world by blowing up the planet.
When the Bosonataski-Fishengardets (that’s the family’s last name!) move to the country and live on a farm, the kids meet a strange old man – whose name is Old Man. Old Man is weird at first and there are a lot of scary stories being spread about him in town, but soon he and the kids work together to take on their mission. He tells the kids of the Tukors and their responsibility to save the world from the Grezniks. Old Man is a Tukor and creates wild machines to help the kids on their journey. This was such a fun part of the story. It was easy to imagine the kids on these machines, traveling all over the world and also escaping a few close calls. I like that each of the kids had different things they were good at making each one important to their mission.
At the same time, the Grezniks were on their own mission. They believe the secret to destroying the Earth comes from some blue stones and they spend centuries searching for their treasure. They are such strange creatures! One Greznik has seven legs instead of five and he is picked on throughout the story by the other Grezniks. This Greznik works hard to get the others to like him but nothing he can do will make that happen. I felt kind of bad for this guy during the whole time because it’s not very fun to be teased and bullied, but he could also be very mean himself.
This seems like two stories at once and it is, but as you keep reading the Tukor’s and the Greznik’s stories come together for an exciting adventure. All the different scenes fill the book with color, and I like how the author made it seem like the world is just going to pop off the pages. The last section of the book is full of action and there is no telling who is going to win.
I loved all the characters because they were all so different, but my favorite is Jovi, because she’s the youngest and being a girl, and was so important to the mission. Even though she was scared at times, she didn’t shy away from the things that needed to be done.
“The Tukor’s Journey” by Jeannine Kellogg is a very long book but the action and adventure are so full of excitement and it’s so unusual that it doesn’t take a long time to read. The ending was so exciting and scary, I can’t wait for the journey to continue. I am really glad I read this book and recommend it to kids from about age 10 and older. It’s a fun story that both girls and boys will enjoy.
July 29, 2018
An outstanding read, that takes you to actual places around the world and introduces you to rare animals, while you journey with three children and some scary mythological beings.’
The story twists and turns and you get absorbed in the journey. This a book that when you start reading is hard to put down until one has finished it.
I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to review this great book.
The story twists and turns and you get absorbed in the journey. This a book that when you start reading is hard to put down until one has finished it.
I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to review this great book.
July 19, 2026
A fun, silly romp for the 9-12 crowd, if your kids are into weird monster-aliens who defy the laws of physics and biology, technologically-enhanced farm machinery and bicycles that also defy the laws of physics (and can sometimes fly), a trio of young siblings tasked with saving the world, and a worldwide network of talking animals where every member of a given species knows the same things about the existence of these monster-aliens, and sometimes hold Important Secrets about the location of the mystical blue stones they crave. Provided you've got a voracious reader who looks at a 600+ page book with sheer joy, anyway.
I will say that it moves fairly quickly, cycling between the perspectives of wild animals, the three kids and/or the old man, and a couple of the Grezniks, in a way that tends to leave you hanging and wanting more when you come to the end of each chapter. But pacing is also sometimes an issue, between how long it takes to learn what a "tukor" is, and the fact that no such journey really begins until the second half.
Side note: a tukor is a human who DOESN'T make Grezniks explode on sight. Which, being able to explode alien monsters by looking at them seems like a very useful talent, so it's a bit unclear why NOT being able to do that is considered rare, powerful, special, and feared by said aliens. I guess because that means they're the only ones who know they exist, and thus can theoretically thwart their stone-seeking/world-ending plans? (especially since they can also apparently communicate with animals) Could have been explained better, though.
I personally found the most amusement in watching Jatuh, arrogant Circle Leader, and Skarb, the deformed "seven-legger" who is actually the most special of them all, constantly square off and/or jet off on independent adventures, each responding very differently to the lure and temptation of the waters (a.k.a. Voices of the Proznia) singing their praises. As long as I wasn't being reminded about how gross they look.
And I did really love the 2-page black & white illustration spread at the beginning of each section, featuring a wise-looking animal.
Final thoughts: this is quite a long book, and still only half the story -- it ends on some resolution for now, but the Grezniks still very much exist and are very much an unsolved threat & problem. Worse, this was published in 2018 and my copy says the sequel is "coming in 2025," but as of mid-2026 it very much does not exist yet. The author's website is still up to date, so I presume there is still hope, but even if she does eventually publish it I don't know if I'll make a point of seeking it out.
I will say that it moves fairly quickly, cycling between the perspectives of wild animals, the three kids and/or the old man, and a couple of the Grezniks, in a way that tends to leave you hanging and wanting more when you come to the end of each chapter. But pacing is also sometimes an issue, between how long it takes to learn what a "tukor" is, and the fact that no such journey really begins until the second half.
Side note: a tukor is a human who DOESN'T make Grezniks explode on sight. Which, being able to explode alien monsters by looking at them seems like a very useful talent, so it's a bit unclear why NOT being able to do that is considered rare, powerful, special, and feared by said aliens. I guess because that means they're the only ones who know they exist, and thus can theoretically thwart their stone-seeking/world-ending plans? (especially since they can also apparently communicate with animals) Could have been explained better, though.
I personally found the most amusement in watching Jatuh, arrogant Circle Leader, and Skarb, the deformed "seven-legger" who is actually the most special of them all, constantly square off and/or jet off on independent adventures, each responding very differently to the lure and temptation of the waters (a.k.a. Voices of the Proznia) singing their praises. As long as I wasn't being reminded about how gross they look.
And I did really love the 2-page black & white illustration spread at the beginning of each section, featuring a wise-looking animal.
Final thoughts: this is quite a long book, and still only half the story -- it ends on some resolution for now, but the Grezniks still very much exist and are very much an unsolved threat & problem. Worse, this was published in 2018 and my copy says the sequel is "coming in 2025," but as of mid-2026 it very much does not exist yet. The author's website is still up to date, so I presume there is still hope, but even if she does eventually publish it I don't know if I'll make a point of seeking it out.
May 9, 2019
I received a copy of this book for review.
This felt strongly like a first novel -- there were stretches of high excitement and innovative story, but also pacing issues and a distracted focus. Sometimes the realistic parts of the story felt almost as fantastic as the fantasy parts -- the aliens burrowing around intending to destroy all life were grim, but the lazy uncle panicking and buying up all the basil plants in the world is also fantastical but that was set in the real part of the world, so there was nothing really grounding the story. I like the omniscient point of view, but it meant that there wasn't a clear viewpoint character to root for. With a book this long, that slowed things down.
This felt strongly like a first novel -- there were stretches of high excitement and innovative story, but also pacing issues and a distracted focus. Sometimes the realistic parts of the story felt almost as fantastic as the fantasy parts -- the aliens burrowing around intending to destroy all life were grim, but the lazy uncle panicking and buying up all the basil plants in the world is also fantastical but that was set in the real part of the world, so there was nothing really grounding the story. I like the omniscient point of view, but it meant that there wasn't a clear viewpoint character to root for. With a book this long, that slowed things down.
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