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 Bookwanderers (Pages & Co.)
 Author: James, Anna

 Publisher:  Philomel Books (2019)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 283 p., ill., 21 cm

 BTSB No: 487759 ISBN: 9781984837127
 Ages: 8-12 Grades: 3-7

 Subjects:
 Books and reading -- Fiction
 Characters and characteristics in literature -- Fiction
 Bookstores -- Fiction
 Magic -- Fiction
 Grandparents -- Fiction
 Missing persons -- Fiction
 London (England) -- Fiction
 England -- Fiction

Price: $21.88

Summary:
Eleven-year-old Tilly Pages, who has found comfort in her grandparents' bookshop since her mother's disappearance, now learns that she can bookwander into any stories, and decides to seek her mother.

 Illustrator: Escobar, Paola
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 5.80
   Points: 9.0   Quiz: 505960

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (06/01/19)
   Booklist (07/01/19)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/09/19)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 07/01/2019 Since her mother’s disappearance, 11-year-old Tilly Pages has been raised by her grandparents in their London bookshop, Pages & Co. She doesn’t question her origins until the day she witnesses her grandma speaking to one Lizzie Bennet. Soon afterwards, she comes upon her grandad sitting with Sherlock Holmes. After Tilly herself is visited by Anne Shirley (of Green Gables) and Alice (of Wonderland fame), she learns that she comes from a family of bookwanderers, people so intensely connected to books that they can enter story worlds and interact with fictional characters. As Tilly delves deeper into the secret—and increasingly dangerous—world of bookwanderers, the mysteries of her parentage unravel. Well-read youngsters will thrill in joining Tilly as she visits such beloved classics as Treasure Island and A Little Princess. Steeped in magical world building, James’ debut pays loving testament to the power of books, and it functions well as a stand-alone adventure while setting the stage for future installments of enormous potential. - Copyright 2019 Booklist.

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