Bound To Stay Bound

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 Saving Fable (Talespinners)
 Author: Reintgen, Scott

 Publisher:  Crown Books for Young Readers (2019)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 365 p.,  21 cm

 BTSB No: 746092 ISBN: 9780525646686
 Ages: 8-12 Grades: 3-7

 Subjects:
 Books and reading -- Fiction
 Adventure fiction
 Heroes -- Fiction
 Fantasy fiction

Price: $21.88

Summary:
Indira Story grew up in Origin, yearning to be the hero of her own story, but after finally being chosen to attend Protagonist Preparatory, she learns that side characters can be heroes, too.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 5.10
   Points: 11.0   Quiz: 505373

Reviews:
   School Library Journal (00/09/19)
   Booklist (10/01/19)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 09/01/2019 Gr 3–7—Welcome to Fable, where all story characters attend Protagonist Preparatory to learn skills in such classes as "How To Get Captured and Narrowly Escape," "Love by Page 12," "I Thought You Were Dead," and "Weaponry," all to impress you, the Dear Reader. In this amazingly detailed world where every character is hoping to catch the eye of an author and be in a story of their own, Indira Story's lifelong dream is to be a protagonist. However, she ends up on the side character track instead. This does not deter Indira, and she soon discovers that it is up to her and her friends to save the school. Fast-paced, action-packed chapters will draw in reluctant and fervent readers alike. Reintgen directly addresses the Dear Reader to vividly describe plots, scenes, and feelings. While some readers may not be familiar with the iconic names of professors such as Fitzwilliam Darcy, Alice, Odysseus, and Romeo Montague, others will delight in how well they teach their respective classes. Thankfully, this is the first in a series in which every character is brimming with potential, just waiting to be picked up and read. VERDICT Dear Reader, Fable is waiting for you to bring it to life. A solid purchase for all collections.—Kerri Williams, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY - Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 10/01/2019 Indira is finally chosen to go to Fable—where she will attend Protagonist Preparatory and be part of an Author’s story—but her magical journey quickly goes wrong. After failing auditions, she is assigned to the side-character track, not the protagonist track she had hoped for, and she finds that students and teachers treat her coldly because of her status. Then, when a teacher is attacked, the line separating Fable from the Real World is tampered with, and Indira sets out with her friends to uncover the dark truth and fight for what’s right, even if it means that her story will end. Readers will find in Fable the recognizable warmth brought on by rich magical settings. Reintgen’s world, filled with literary references, containing a school where the likes of Odysseus are professors, will delight readers young and old. Fast-paced chapters of mystery, suspense, twists, and turns, will keep pages turning long into the night, and the satisfying ending—or rather, beginning—to Indira’s story will leave readers eager for a return trip to Fable. - Copyright 2019 Booklist.

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