The door at the end of the world

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Summary:

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 broken—and 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 before—and now, somehow, she's got to find a way to save eight of them.

Audience:

008-012

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction.

Space and time -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

Doorways -- Juvenile Fiction.

Space flight -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9780062368300

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

Call Number:

M CARLSON

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003410993	Middle Fiction	CARLSON	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

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 World's Greatest Detective.

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 before--and now, somehow, she's got to find a way to save eight of them.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-7-When Lucy, the gatekeeper's deputy, goes to work, she discovers that the gatekeeper has vanished and that the door to the next world is broken. When she opens the door to investigate, a boy from another world falls in. What has happened and who caused it? As they team up with the daughter of an interworld smuggler, they realize that not only have all the gatekeepers from all the worlds disappeared, but that the original gatecutting scissors are also gone. There are many twists and turns and not all is as it seems: there are bees that can spell, thistle-backed thrunts that kill, and shrink-wrap that can make large objects portable. Fans of fantasy such as Brandon Mull's "Fablehaven" series will enjoy this adventure set in different worlds. VERDICT A new and entertaining fantasy for middle grade readers that is just waiting for a screenplay to be written.-Deanna McDaniel, Genoa Middle School, OH © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.