Saturday, September 21, 2019

The Bookwanderers by Anna James - ADVISABLE

The Bookwanderers (Page & Co #1) by Anna James, 281 pages. Philomel (Penguin), 2019.  $17.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Tilly, 11, has lived with her grandparents above their bookshop ever since her mother disappeared when she was a baby.  As she is wandering around the shop one day her hears her grandmother talking to a old-fashioned dressed woman who disappears as Tilly rounds the corner. Then a atrange girl with red braids appears as Tilly tries to find a quiet spot, followed soon a very energetic blond girl in a blue dress and white apron. What secrets have her grandparents been hiding from her all of these years?  When Anne pulls Tilly and her friend Oskar into her book for a trip to Green Gables, Tilly suddenly needs answers!

Kids ready for a trip through the pages of a book will love Tilly and her adventures.  Since the villain of the piece is still out there, I am sure there will be a sequel.  I love this particular plot theme and James does it very well.  

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS

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