Messer, Stephen Windblowne, 289 p. Random House, 2010. $16.99.
Content: G.
Oliver is desperate to make a good showing in the annual kite-flying festival, but he is usually dangerous to man and kite. When he searches out his great uncle Gilbert, he finds nothing like a kindly old man. Instead he plunged directly into a life, home and universe threatening situation. Oliver must find a way to solve a problem that crosses universes, fight himself and stop an evil man from destroying worlds.
While Messer’s book is epic, it is also very personal, as a very vulnerable Oliver grabs your heart and your attention. Read this one aloud to an elementary class.
EL – ESSENTIAL; MS – OPTIONAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
Content: G.
Oliver is desperate to make a good showing in the annual kite-flying festival, but he is usually dangerous to man and kite. When he searches out his great uncle Gilbert, he finds nothing like a kindly old man. Instead he plunged directly into a life, home and universe threatening situation. Oliver must find a way to solve a problem that crosses universes, fight himself and stop an evil man from destroying worlds.
While Messer’s book is epic, it is also very personal, as a very vulnerable Oliver grabs your heart and your attention. Read this one aloud to an elementary class.
EL – ESSENTIAL; MS – OPTIONAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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