Rise of the Darklings by Paul Crilley

Crilley, Paul Rise of the Darklings (The Invisible Order book 1), 352 p. Egmont, 2010.  $16.99.  Content: G.  Emily and her little brother William are barely surviving the mean streets of London in the late 1860’s.  Their parents are dead and Emily is trying as hard as she can to scrape money together for food, shelter and clothing.  Then she runs headlong into the other side of London – the secret side – where fairies live and war against those who are trying to remove them for London forever.  Emily is the key – the one whom both sides want for themselves.  The Queen of the Fairies will do whatever it takes to ensure Emily’s cooperation – even kidnapping William.  I really enjoyed Crilley’s vision of fairies and London and I loved the end – or should I say the clues to what is coming next.  EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher.