Kress, Adrienne Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate, 368 p. Weinstein Books, 2008. $16.95.
Content: G (suspense and action only).
Timothy, 11, has managed to get himself booted from every school in the city. Even private tutors won’t touch him. In desperation, his father takes him to his work and Timothy becomes the apprentice of the boss. That’s when Tim’s life really turns upside down. Quickly he becomes embroiled in a scheme to free a dragon who has been trapped for centuries in the guise of a mild-mannered Chinese man, Mr. Shen. But evil people have other designs for Mr. Shen and Timothy will flee for his life by plane, by boat, by any means possible, al the way to China, to do his part to help Mr. Shen – all the while asking himself “Why do I care?”
Timothy’s adventures and the cast of characters are definitely out-of-the-ordinary. There is so much action and so many odd situations that I had a hard time suspending belief long enough to fall in and enjoy. It is definitely for a certain kind of reader.
EL, MS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher.
Content: G (suspense and action only).
Timothy, 11, has managed to get himself booted from every school in the city. Even private tutors won’t touch him. In desperation, his father takes him to his work and Timothy becomes the apprentice of the boss. That’s when Tim’s life really turns upside down. Quickly he becomes embroiled in a scheme to free a dragon who has been trapped for centuries in the guise of a mild-mannered Chinese man, Mr. Shen. But evil people have other designs for Mr. Shen and Timothy will flee for his life by plane, by boat, by any means possible, al the way to China, to do his part to help Mr. Shen – all the while asking himself “Why do I care?”
Timothy’s adventures and the cast of characters are definitely out-of-the-ordinary. There is so much action and so many odd situations that I had a hard time suspending belief long enough to fall in and enjoy. It is definitely for a certain kind of reader.
EL, MS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher.
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