Holly is joined on her journey by two tagalongs-her younger brother Ben, and Everett, an English boy who hungers after Holly’s newfound magic and carries a few secrets of his own. And as she does so, something unlocks within Holly: a primal, powerful magic. Holly crosses the threshold into a stunning and magical medieval world, Anglielle. That is precisely what she gets when she is given an old iron key that unlocks a door-in a tree. The multi-threaded narrative offers a variety of young heroes for readers to root for, and ite(tm)s jam-packed with memorable secondary characters of the magical sort, like sleek leogryffs, tricky fairies, and a talking cat.A gutsy girl unlocks a magical universe-and the danger that lies within-in this “sprightly” and “exciting” middle grade fantasy adventure ( Publishers Weekly).Įleven-year-old Holly Shepard longs for adventure, some escape from her humdrum life. The book's pace is sprightly, and Holly's adventures are exciting without being too scary., eoeA fun-filled reade a solid fantasy in the classic tradition.
Chronicles of Narnia fans will rally around this debut fantasy novel and ask for the forthcoming sequel., Caterer is especially good at creating believable children in all of their human imperfections.
Magic creatures, realistic human emotions, and the children's very different personalities are well knit into a rich drama that lasts the full summer., Filled with swordfights, spells, and an endearing cast of creatures, Hollye(tm)s journey makes for a rousing adventure. The multi-threaded narrative offers a variety of young heroes for readers to root for, and it's jam-packed with memorable secondary characters of the magical sort, like sleek leogryffs, tricky fairies, and a talking cat., In her debut novel, Caterer quickly builds a fantasy that involves time travel and switching identities as Holly, Ben, and their new friend Everett enter a tree, using Holly's key, and find themselves identified as enemy agents by a fantasy analog of thirteenth-century England.
a solid fantasy in the classic tradition. Chronicles of Narnia fans will rally around this debut fantasy novel and ask for the forthcoming sequel., A fun-filled read. Filled with swordfights, spells, and an endearing cast of creatures, Holly's journey makes for a rousing adventure.
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