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Julianna Baggot's book The Ever Breath is taking advantage of the new interest in fantasy worlds the Narnia films has sparked in tween readers,.
The first of a new YA book series, the story of twins Camille and Truman is not as well developed as C.S. Lewis' chronicles, but the foray into another world can't help but spark their interest.
With their father gone missing, their mother working hard as a single mother to make ends meet, the Cragmeal twins are sent to live with their eccentric grandmother in a falling down house on a golf course. But soon after arrival, they learn the house isn't just old and in need of repairs, it's a portal to another world and that portal is closing.
Forced into the "Breath World" where their father is working to restore the portal, the twins experience a reversal of their sibling dynamic. The more dominant twin becomes dependent on her usually more helpless brother, a good lesson for siblings everywhere.
Without spoiling the end, Baggott leaves things open for sequels to come, and we hope she delves further into character development and a better understanding of the Breath World. Overall, good clean fantastical fun for tweens.
Are your kids fans of fantasy?
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Comments (11)
No not really....my son is still young & some of that is a lil scary for him to grasp.
My kids do like fantasy. Don't know if they would be interested in this or not, though. I'll have to mention it to them - well, my 10 year old at least.
i love the movies, and cant wait to read the book
interesting, and too old for us, but will mention it to my sis!
Hey this is actually right up our literary lane over here! Our 9 y/o daughter is a voracious reader and she and her dad both love this genre, thanks!
My son was.
I don't think my 3-year-old grasps "fantasy" yet...and I KNOW my 2-year-old doesn't, however their MOM is into sci-fi & fantasy so, this WILL be on their book wish list so I have it when they get older!
Mine isn't old enough but I will have to ask my sister if she has read these...
We do like fantasy here. We may check this out.
Yes, especially dragons and fairies.