The World Between Blinks
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Discover a magical world where lost things are found ...
Whenever cousins Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were the stuff of family legend.
This summer, with the whole family reuniting for one last vacation at Nana's home, the cousins are in for a legendary trip of their own.
Following a map Nana left behind, Jake and Marisol sneak out to a nearby lighthouse - then accidentally slip into another world ... The World Between Blinks is a magical place, where all kinds of lost things (and people!) end up. Everywhere they turn, the cousins find real mysteries from history - plus a few they thought were only myths.
But the man who holds the key to Jake and Marisol's journey home doesn't want to be found ... and if the cousins don't catch him fast, they could end up lost in this world forever.
PRAISE FOR THE WORLD BETWEEN BLINKS:
'An inventive, heartwarming first book in a new middle-grade series.'
- Kirkus
'A brilliant, heartwarming blend of history, mystery, and adventure. I raced through every page, afraid to blink and miss part of the wonder.'
- Shannon Messenger, bestselling author of Keeper of the Lost Cities Series
'A fast-paced fantasy adventure that will appeal to genre fans and reluctant middle grade readers alike.'
- School Library Journal,starred review
'[an] incredibly inventive story, chock-full of delightful descriptions and fascinating tidbits ... [and] a charming crash course in a host of historical mysteries and figures. Readers will have enormous fun ... all while learning lessons on the power of love, the value of memories, and the wonders that the world holds.'
- Booklist, starred review
'What a rollicking fun adventure! Ryan Graudin and Amie Kaufman's The World Between Blinks is both a suspenseful mystery with a surprise twist, and a treasure hunt for people, places, and things that vanished from history.'
- Margaret Peterson Haddix, New York Times bestselling author
'A tale drenched in whimsy and laughter, Kaufman and Graudin's story is bursting at the seams with imagination. A treat for readers young and old.'
- Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author
'A clever, imaginative tale that grew more magical with every turn of the page.'
- J.C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two heroes head on a quest in this series starter with a strong focus on family and shared memories. After 12-year-old Marisol Beruna's adventure-loving Nana dies, she travels from her home in La Paz to Nana's South Carolina beach house, where the family is gathering to prepare the home for sale. Marisol hopes to use her uncanny ability locating missing objects to somehow afford the house's upkeep and keep it in the family. When she and her favorite cousin, Jake, also 12, find a treasure map that their Nana drew, they follow it down the beach, only to wind up trapped in an adjacent realm filled with lost entities from their own world cities such as Atlantis, historical figures such as Amelia Earhart, and treasures such as the fabled Amber Room. In their effort to return home, they must recover a magical book before they're stuck there forever. Kaufman (the Aurora Cycle series) and Graudin (Invictus) take full advantage of the book's inventive premise, introducing readers to a host of exciting historical oddities and concepts, including the Library of Alex-andria, the Tasmanian Tiger, and Queen Nefertiti, all of which are detailed further in supplementary notes. Ages 8 12.
