  | Gertie Milk & the keeper of lost things (Gertie Milk) Author: Van Booy, Simon | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
As the newest Keeper of Lost Things, Gertie Milk travels through time to return missing objects to famous figures at key moments in history, following the directives of the B.D.B.U.--a book that contains the knowledge of the world--and searching for clues to her past.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 5.60 Points: 8.0 Quiz: 196410 |
Reviews:
School Library Journal (08/01/17)
Booklist (09/15/17)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/11/17)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 08/01/2017 Gr 4–6—Gertie has suddenly washed up on shore and doesn't know where or who she is. The only reason she knows her name is because it's sewn onto her shirt…if it is indeed her shirt. Soon after she meets Kolt, the only other human on the island. Kolt tells Gertie that she is on the island of lost things, and they are both caretakers of those lost things. Kolt begins teaching Gertie the ways of a Keeper when things take a turn for the worst. The enemy of the Keepers shows up and it's up to Gertie to choose which side is the right one. Booy offers a story that explores good, evil, and those gray areas. Readers learn along with Gertie about this new world, which drives the pacing and suspense. This appealing and accessible adventure story is a supplemental purchase for larger collections.—Rena Gibson, Ralph Ellison Library, Oklahoma City - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 09/15/2017 Though so much of a set-up volume that it ends before the villain even arrives, Van Booy’s first novel for young readers features both an unusually promising—if not exactly unique—premise and a cast replete with delightful scene-stealers. Washed ashore with no knowledge of her identity aside from the “Gertie Milk” embroidered on her nightgown, a child with a large facial birthmark meets Kolt, an excitable gent who tells her that, like him, she is a Keeper of Lost Things, charged with returning historically significant items that have been misplaced down the ages. Along the way, Gertie bonds with Robot Rabbit Boy, an abandoned AI pet with a limited vocabulary (“Dollop! Eggcup!”) and a useful ability to shoot laser blasts from its cute button nose. A climactic dustup with Losers, (supposed) villains out to save humanity from itself by making sure that Lost Things stay lost, leads to stunning revelations about Gertie’s origins, and also hints of future Keeper business that will leave readers eager to see more of this tumultuous trio in action. - Copyright 2017 Booklist.
