Talking
cats? Alice knew something strange was going on when she heard a talking cat.
Intrigued, twelve-year-old Alice follows the strange feline and is eventually
convinced into entering a mysterious library she was forbidden to enter and
opens one of its books! How could an obedient girl who had never
been defiant brake such a rule? It was the love for reading that was so strong
she could not resist. Upon entering the library, Alice also meets an arrogant
boy who brings just as much trouble as the talking cat. It did not
take Alice long to figure out the book she opened was
magical. Accidentally, Alice and the cat are sucked inside the
book. But Alice’s troubles continue as she must now defeat a
creature living within the book. How did Alice get caught up in so
much magic? Well, it all started one night while Alice was sneaking
around and she sees her father talking to a bumble bee fairy. The
following day Alice’s father disappears as the ship goes down at
sea. Alice is sent to live with an unheard of uncle named Geryon and
it is Geryon who forbade Alice from going into his library.
As
the pages turn Alice becomes less and less trusting of the characters she meets.
The
Forbidden Library by Django
Wexler is a mix of genres of adventure, mystery and fantasy. The
author incorporates magic just enough where it is not overwhelming. Wexler also
brings the book to an end as he leads the reader towards the sequel.
Read the book and find out
what happens to Alice.
For readers in 5th grade and up.
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