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Stellar Stories: The library of ever


By: Zeno Alexander
New York, 2019. Fiction

If you enjoyed reading the book The Phantom Tollbooth you will love this new book by author Zeno Alexander, The library of ever. Lenora the fun and spunky protagonist is bored out of her mind. Its summer and she has nothing to do. Her rich parents are busy traveling the world and her nanny is busy ignoring her and she is stuck with nothing interesting to do all summer. There are so many wonderful things out there in the vast world and she was stuck doing nothing until one day when she happens into the library. After sneaking away from her nanny she discovers a secret doorway into a magical library. This library contains everything you could imagine, every book ever written and ever fact ever known. She begins an adventure of learning, travels to the future and faces a darkness that wants to destroy all knowledge. Lenora will uncover secrets among the library shelves and discover that knowledge is light. 

This book is a perfect middle grade novel for those who enjoy adventure, time travel and learning new facts about things like whales, penguins, the longest town name and much more. I think this book would make a great read aloud for those starry nights when you need a fun bedtime story to share. Hold on tight as you read this stellar story because it will propel you to new places beyond your wildest imaginations.

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