Barrowman, John and Carole E. Hollow Earth 400 pgs. Aladdin, 2012. $10.98 (Rating: G)
Matt and Emily
are twins who are learning that they have some strange gifts –like bringing
their artwork to life. They start to learn about them when the whole family
moves in with their grandfather in Scotland. Different factions want to control
the power the twins possess and they are thrown into the midst of some chaotic
drama. When their grandfather is injured and their mom is missing, the twins
and their new friend Zach, must use their powers to
figure out what’s going on.
This was a fun
read, despite my growing distain for
extra special extra magical kids.
(I prefer luck and ingenuity!!) This was actually a sort of complex story with
plenty of interesting facets –maybe too political for younger students. I liked
the idea that the twins could draw things to life, and were quite ingenious in
coming up with ways to accomplish this in dire situations. I was close to
putting this as optional but the author did such a good job with the characters
that I really do want to read the next book, should there be a second.
ELEMENTARY, MS–ADVISABLE
Reviewer: Stephanie School Librarian & Author.
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