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alana
I'd heard of this book but didn't put it on my TBR until I heard it praised in The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child. There is a lot of adventure for a book-loving young reader. It's somehow not quite my jam. I think because it keeps going on and on with the same antagonists. However, I like this idea of the magical and powerful reading of books. ...more
Becca
Feb 08, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: childrens, fantasy
This was a fun read and went quickly - which was good after taking so long with Cold Mountain. It wasn't my favorite YA novel, but for me, not many can be up there with Harry Potter! ...more
Jessica
Who says kids' books are just for kids? This one's a delight from start to finish, and one I'm saving to read to my own kids one day. ...more
Katy
Aug 18, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya, middle-grade
Isabel
Jun 15, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: childrens
Amanda R
Jul 15, 2009 rated it really liked it
Jennifer Eklund
Jul 18, 2009 marked it as to-read
Heather-Lea
Oct 04, 2009 marked it as to-read
Jocelyn
Aug 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Soelo
May 22, 2012 marked it as to-read-series-new
Julie Griffin
Mar 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Tracyene
Mar 04, 2014 rated it really liked it
Terri FL
Oct 16, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: novel, fantasy
Dana Arbelaez
Dec 03, 2017 marked it as to-read
Scott Flicker
Jan 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
Ann
Jul 31, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shabz
Sep 05, 2020 marked it as to-read
superawesomekt
Oct 12, 2020 marked it as bibliocurious
Tiffany
Jun 22, 2021 marked it as to-read
Jocelyn
Sep 14, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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