Leven Thumps and the whispered secret

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Title:

Leven Thumps and the whispered secret

Author:

Skye, Obert, author.

Sowards, Ben.

Series:

Leven Thumps ;

Series Number:

Summary:

While Leven, Winter, and sidekicks Geth and Clover battle fantastical creatures in Foo, contrary forces in Reality plan to reconstruct the destroyed gateway between the mythical Foo and their own land.

General Note:

Previously published: Salt Lake City, Utah : Shadow Mountain, 2006.

Sequel to: Leven Thumps and the gateway to Foo.

Edition:

1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.

Physical Description:

xxii, 433 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Thumps, Leven (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Imaginary places -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Sowards, Ben.

Publisher:

Aladdin Paperbacks,

Publication Date:

2007

2006

ISBN:

9781416947189

Publication Information:

New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007.

Call Number:

YA SKYE

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Summary

You must be ready to join Leven Thumps, Clover Ernest, and Winter Frore as they journey across Foo to free Geth from his existence as a toothpick and restore him as the rightful heir to the throne. It won't be easy. Foo is in chaos, and Leven must overcome several adversaries and survive the Swollen Forest to save his friends and keep hope alive. As fate would have it, bad goes to worse when Leven digs up a buried secret -- one that stalks him, determined to whisper a truth that could be deadly in the wrong hands. Will Leven master control of his power, or will Foo crumble under a dark, new enemy?

Author Notes

Obert Skye was born on a stormy night in the back of a fast-moving taxi, in the middle of the week during an average-length year. He is the middle child in a family with an odd number of children. Obert's interests include falling from great heights, devouring books, and fighting for Foo. He also likes the beach. The author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, Obert travels around the world telling all who will listen about the importance of Foo. He currently lives in the United States in a place a bit colder than he would prefer.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps and his not-so-merry band of Foo denizens return. Things start going badly right from the start. Homes are destroyed, people are buried in dirt or encased in ice, planes almost crash, and poor Geth, once a powerful and respected person, is turned into a toothpick and swallowed. The characters aren't compelling, and the most interesting parts of the story take place in Reality and not in Foo at all. The "Whispered Secret" is somewhat of a letdown. The ending sets the stage for yet another outing. Fans of Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Shadow Mountain, 2005) might be able to make heads or tails of the story, but everyone else will be totally lost.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

The second installment in the Leven Thumps series finds Leven and his friends journeying through Foo once again, this time in an effort to save the displaced King Geth. Ages 8-12. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved