Author: Obert SkyeThis is going to be my last book review. I'm frustrated with the Summer Reading Thing website this year. They take forever to update. No one seems to be monitoring it at all. I don't think I'll even bother sending this one in.
Anyway, here's the description from the back cover:
When fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips travels by train to the secluded village of Kingsplot to live with his wealthy but estranged uncle, Beck discovers some dark family secrets. A buried basement, a forbidden wall, an old book of family history with odd references to... dragons? Beck's life is about to be changed forever in this suspenseful tale about the destructive nature of greed and the courage to make things right. Pillage is filled wtih Mr. Skye's signature humor as well as some very intense moments. including a surprising ending, that will keep readers young and old engrossed and entertained.
It's true.
This is a young adult fantacy. I'm not a young adult, and I'm not a fan of fantasy, but I still enjoyed this book immensely. Very fresh and different kind of story.
The main character talks about reading his mother's journal, and how as he learns about his family history that it begins to make more and more sense to him.
Likewise, at the head of each chapter is a "page" from the ancient book he finds later in the story. At first, those pages mean nothing at all, but as the story progresses, you begin to understand what they mean. I love how the author did that, so that you could "grow" right along with the main character. Brilliant twist!
I'm going to have to look into the other books by this author.
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