Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning -#1) by John Stephens

 Only Kate remembers the last time they saw their parents.  Her mom promised that they would be reunited as a family someday.  Ten years later and many orphanages later,  Kate is still fulfilling her promise to protect her brother Michael and her sister Emma.  When Emma is rude to a potential foster parent, the orphange director sends the siblings to a faraway orphanage as a punishment.  While exploring the dilapidated manison/orphanage, they are transported back in time and encounter some interesting individuals, an evil countess and appalling monsters.  

The plot is fast-paced.  The characters are distinct and well-developed.

To consider/warning: violence (descriptive), the children can be rude to adults, monsters, theme of abandment (by parents), very evil characters, lots of peril

Part of a trilogy. 

-Borrowed from the library.



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