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After a night of particularly strange and vivid dreams, Joe is visited by a girl who seems to be all gray, from her hair to her eyes to her clothes. Wherever she steps, the world melts away, replaced by a land of mud and rain. Telling Joe he must come with her if he wants to save his younger sister, who is gravely ill, the girl leads Joe through to her gray world, which is in the midst of a twenty-year-old war. There Joe dodges bullets, fearsome motion-tracking tanks, and the secret police as he searches for his sister.
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Carol Hughes learned all about great fantasy growing up in England. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. The author lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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Ten-year-old Joe Brooks sometimes wishes his annoying little sister, Hannah, would disappear. But waking up after a terrible headache, he discovers her bed is empty and an ambulance is outside. Then, to his surprise, he finds himself mysteriously transported to a shadowy, war-torn world, where ill children are held captive--including, perhaps, Hannah. Aided by a fetcher called Katherine, and a cantankerous blind man, he navigates dangerous landscapes and encounters people who aren't what they seem in an effort to locate Hannah. This dense but quick-paced fantasy offers suspense; inventive and plentiful though sometimes graphic details (Joe is tortured); and a dizzying array of plot turns, including a surprise-twist conclusion. Supporting characters are intriguing, and though Joe occasionally seems oddly older than his years, he's an engaging protagonist who gains new perspective on what matters. Give this novel, which is less about magic than about power of imagination, to fans of edgy, intricately layered fantasies. Shelle Rosenfeld
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- PublisherRandom House Books for Young Readers
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0375831878
- ISBN 13 9780375831874
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages432
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