Language: R (100 swears, 19 ‘f’); Mature Content: G ; Violence: PG (shooting, electric shock, a giant killing minor characters)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Charlie Reade lost his mom when he was a young boy and his Dad was so heartbroken that he became an alcoholic and lost his job, so Charlie prayed for help and offered to do kind deeds in return for helping his family out. Charlie hears a dog howling and finds the elderly local neighborhood scary guy, Howard Bowditch, hurt; he’s fallen off a ladder and broken his leg. Before he’s released from the hospital, Howard tells the staff that Charlie is the only person he wants staying at his house while he recovers from surgery and Charlie agrees. The two become confidantes and Howard tells Charlie unbelievable things but sets forth a mission for Charlie to complete. Charlie goes on the mission and he’s tested in every way and learns to believe in magical things and realizes that fairy tales aren't all fluff and happiness.
The writing pulled me in with hints of mystery and foreshadowing.
Kind, brave main character and gruff older man help and care for each other and the dog, Radar, bonds them together. I enjoy the mysterious feel throughout the book and Stephen King wields words to encompass the reader! The illustrations are detailed and help bring the story to life. The setting is the present day America and Other realm and the ethnicities are white and Other realm characters.
LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian
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