Kress, Adrienne The Door in the Alley (The Explorers #1),
305 pages. Delacorte (Random),
2017. $17. Content: G (mild danger).
Arthur has always followed every single rule in his
life. Then one day, instead of taking
his normal path home, he follows his more reckless cousin up an unfamiliar
alley and he gets involved with the Explorers Club. He can’t get himself to be as curious as the
explorers, until one day he finds a girl hiding and crying in the alley – she
has just been kicked out by the Explorers.
Why would they help Arthur, but not help Evie who really is in
danger? Arthur’s sense of right is
offended and now he will do whatever it take to help her, even if he starts
breaking rules and puts himself in danger.
Kress has written a nice upper elementary/middle grade
adventure novel. While there’s no magic,
there are strange happenings. Arthur is
a good puzzle solver and honestly has to conquer his nerves to stretch himself
and help Evie. It does end on a definite
cliff hanger, which I find a little bit frustrating.
EL, MS – ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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