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Comments/Evaluation: (include review sources here) Review/Annotation: (From Kirkus Online, April 1, 2015) The delivery of an ancient book propels Archie Greene into a world of magic and danger: the perfect birthday present for any 12-yearold. Fearing for his safety, Archie’s grandmother sends him to stay with family he has never met. But first he must visit the Aisle of White, a bookshop that specializes in rare and magical tomes. But Archie soon discovers that the shop is also a gateway to the Museum of Magical Miscellany, where curators called the Flame Keepers of Alexandria collect and preserve magical artifacts. Archie is quickly apprenticed to Old Zeb, a bookbinder, from whom he learns about all kinds of magic. But when characters from the books begin endangering the security of the museum and the books themselves begin whispering about a dangerous presence, Archie and his cousins find that they might be the only ones brave enough or foolish enough to investigate. Forced humor, humdrum magic and a mystery that is barely mysterious—not to mention a distressingly familiar-sounding, formulaic title—all combine to create a story that never takes flight. Fans of whimsical fantasy would do well to look elsewhere (or just to reread Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, it does not necessarily make for good fiction. Familiarity in fiction breeds boredom. (Fantasy. 8-12)
Annotation: Twelve year old Archie Greene gets a strange special delivery on his twelfth birthday – an ancient book. The delivery had been 400 years in the making, but of course Archie didn’t know that. Before long, his grandmother is sending him to his previously unknown Aunt Loretta’s family in Oxford. Archie soon learns a big secret that the Aisle of White bookshop is hiding and is off on a magical adventure. I’d definitely recommend this to Harry Potter fans looking for a new adventure or for readers not quite ready to launch into that 7 volume opus. Archie’s story is sometimes a little too familiar and the plot twists are a little too easy to see coming. I’d recommended this book for a certain audience of readers, but it is not essential. Prepared by: David Jurecka, Librarian
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Published: April 21st 2014. Literary Awards: Specsavers National Book Award Nominee for. Children's Book of the Year (2014). Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret. Brian Steven Silver Hazlet, NJ; Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret Industrial E
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