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The Door at the End of the World
The Door at the End of the World | Caroline Carlson
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An otherworldly middle grade story perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and Stranger Things from the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and the Agatha Award nominee The Worlds Greatest Detective. What begins as a rather unremarkable Tuesday quickly turns to disaster when Lucy, the Gatekeeper's deputy, discovers that her boss has vanished and the door connecting Lucy's world to the next world over is brokenand it all might be Lucy's fault. To save the Gatekeeper and set things right, Lucy must break the rules for the first time ever and journey with an otherworldly boy, a suspiciously sneaky girl, and a crew of magical bees into the seven worlds beyond her own. But Lucy isn't the only one breaking the rules. As dangers gather around her, she learns she's up against a sinister force that's playing with the delicate fabric of time and space, no matter what the deadly costs or consequences. Lucy's never had to save the world beforeand now, somehow, she's got to find a way to save eight of them.
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The Door at the End of the World | Caroline Carlson
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It‘s Saturday, I had a long week at work (and next month promises even more long weeks), I already went to the grocery store today, and I just got an email from the library saying I‘ve rented this book too many times and can‘t renew it any more 😬 So I‘m curling up with some #middlegrade portal fantasy and milk and cookies and having a weekend 🍪

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monalyisha
monalyisha
The Door at the End of the World | Caroline Carlson
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I liked this middle-grade fantasy book a lot (despite the fact that my favorite character disappeared at the very beginning). The characters are quirky, the talking bees made me laugh on multiple occasions, & it read quickly. I liked that organization is upheld as an honorable trait; it felt refreshing & different since quirky characters are depicted, more often than not, as charmingly-disorganized & scattered (myself included 🤓).👇🏻

monalyisha 1/2: I‘m not sure how I felt about the description of the different worlds, which were named after directions (South, Southeast, West, etc) & how closely those descriptions match the regional differences in the US. For instance, in the book, “Northeast” is mostly green hills & farms...you know, like Vermont. 6y
monalyisha 2/2: There‘s also a section where The Gatekeeper insists that Gatekeeping isn‘t a “relic”; the positive association with the term felt a little weird given the context of the word “gatekeeping” in 2019. Otherwise, this is a fun book both for adults who enjoy a simple children‘s fantasy, & for the target audience (4th-6th grade, I‘d say). (edited) 6y
monalyisha Book 1 for the #bookfitnesschallenge hosted by @wanderinglynn is complete! 6y
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wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 6y
Caterina Great job finishing a book! Sounds interesting. 6y
readordierachel That's a pretty spot! 6y
BethM Great review! 6y
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The Door at the End of the World | Caroline Carlson
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“You three are astoundingly ignorant,” he said cheerfully, “but at least you‘ve got an explorer‘s instinct. That will get you far — unless, of course, it gets you killed.”

Happily reading the first middle-grade book I‘ve voluntarily picked up in ages. I was on an award-selection committee a couple of years ago (for grades 6-8) & I got *totally* burnt out on Children‘s Lit. It feels nice to be enjoying such a pure-hearted fantasy again. ✨

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