Hudson Brown stopped believing in magic long ago. That is, until the day he is whisked away to the magical land of Logos by a curious compass given to him by his off-beat neighbor, Charlotte.Hudson discovers that Logos is a land ruled by words, thoughts, and memories. A fairy might ferry you across the river for the price of one memory. But be sure to look out for snarky unicorns, as they will see through those who are not pure of heart.
Not understanding the many rules of Logos, Hudson is quickly saddled with a troll curse. Charlotte, who, along with her father, was banished from Logos, can help get rid of the curse--but only if he agrees to find the lost Princess of Logos in return.
Janette Rallison/ CJ Hill writes books because writing is much more fun than cleaning bathrooms. Her avoidance of housework has led her to writing 26 novels that have sold over 1,000,000 print copies and have been on many reading and state lists. Her books are fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic comedy because hey, there is enough angst in real life, but there’s a drastic shortage of humor, romance and hot guys who fight dragons. She lives in Arizona with her husband, kids, and enough cats to classify her as eccentric.
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5 out of 5 stars
(+ an extra star for making me laugh so much)
This book was brilliant from the get go! I laughed quite hard at the opening paragraph (see below in the extra's section) and didn't stop laughing for the whole book! The word play was quite clever and even though I know I am no literacy expert (I can't even spell to save my life) I really enjoyed it. The comedy reminded me a bit of the styling of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams; completely bizarre and an immense amount of fun!
I loved this book. I loved the strange world Janette Rallison has created. I also love that even though it is completely off kilter there are things that tie into real life so well it makes it believable, such as why you can't remember early childhood memories. Basically I now have to search out every book this brilliant author has written.
While this book was written technically for Middle Grade I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone who has even a remote sense of humour. This book is clean, fun and a great adventure! Thank you Janette Rallison for brightening my day!
Snippet:
SOMETIMES
MAGIC SNEAKS up on a person like a sudden rainstorm, or bad news, or a mugger
wearing really quiet shoes. That’s what happened to Hudson Brown. He was an
average eighth grader, with average brown hair that usually needed to be cut
and average brown eyes that didn’t always pay attention to his teachers. He
lived in an average bedroom that needed to be cleaned and had average friends—
many of whom also needed to be cleaned.
In
short, Hudson was the type who hadn’t believed in magic for years. Truth be
told, magic hadn’t believed in Hudson for even longer, but boys are often
getting tangled in trouble, and Hudson was no exception. Except his trouble
involved trolls, wizards, and several other things that wanted to kill him.
It
started with a cat. Many problems do, which is why dogs, mice, and grumpy old
men don’t like them.
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