Clare, Gwendolyn Ink, Iron, and Glass, 328 pages. Imprint (Macmillan), 2018. $19.
Langauge: PG (15 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (mild canoodling);
Violence: PG (assassin attack).
Elsa has a lived a beautiful life with her mother in the
scribed world of Veldana. Then her
mother is kidnapped and when she follows the kidnappers to Earth, she finds the
building in flames, Veldana’s worldbook in danger, and a murdered
scriptologist. Using her own special
scriptology powers, she flees to the safety of a family friend, who introduces
her to a refuge for “mad children” the Earth name for children with special
talents/powers of any sort. While the
adults seem unable to solve the mystery and find Elsa’s mother, Elsa and her
new allies are more than up to the
challenge.
Clare has crafted an interesting new fantasy world, deftly
weaving together plot points that could have easily become messy and
confusing. Elsa’s powers are formidable
and her new-found friends are a motely lot.
I can’t wait for book #2!
MS – ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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