Pub Date: December 23, 2008
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007000164
Lexile Code: 0650
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 7.58" L x 5.20" W ( 0.47 lbs) 320 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Action and Adventure | Fairy Tales and Folklore
Series: 100 Cupboards
Description: After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.
Review Quotes: "Well crafted and gratifying." --School Library Journal
"A highly imaginative tale." --Kirkus Reviews "This is my favorite kind of fantasy, combining the secret and the ordinary." --Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author "One of the most fascinating new fantasy worlds grown on American soil since Oz." --MuggleNet.com "Highly appealing characters whom readers will want to encounter again." --The Horn Book Magazine "Henry becomes a stronger and more resourceful kid as he tests his mettle against the creatures in the cupboards." --The Bulletin "The story is chilling, but the creepy quotient never exceeds the book's target audience." --Booklist