Invisible Ink (Cat's Eye Corner Series) - Softcover

Grade 4-7–This third installment in the series opens as 10-year-old Olivier embarks on yet another adventure that begins at the rather extraordinary home of his grandfather and peculiar step-step-stepgramma, Sylvia de Whosit of Whatsit. The boy and his sidekick, Murray, an enchanted and rather verbose fountain pen, are literally swept up into another fantastical escapade that involves myriad eccentric characters including a garbage-loving dastardly doorstop; a cordial incorporeal head; a scholarly vegan giant; and a chatty babbling brook. Olivier soon finds himself wandering the Dark Woods in search of Nohow Town, a homogenized municipality ruled by the evil Facilitator, Sleek. Sleek, who seeks to take over the world by controlling the weather, has created a police force known as the Control Freaks, whose mission is to enforce uniformity on all residents. This amusing and imaginative fantasy adventure will delight readers with its oddball characters and clever wordplay. Although some of the vocabulary and literary references may be over the heads of some children, the book offers exposure to a wonderful writing style and creative use of language, and might well be used as a read-aloud. Fans of such fantasy classics as Norton Justers The Phantom Tollbooth (Knopf, 1961) and Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland will enjoy this engaging romp.–Debbie Lewis ODonnell, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL
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