The Keepers: The Box and the Dragonfly
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062275836 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fun for the Family Nobody in my family remembers how we found Ted Sanders “Keepers.” It just magically appeared, as if it was calling me and my two young sons to join the adventure of Horace and Chloe. At 527 pages, I was initially hesitant to select Keepers as our nightly read out loud story time book. It was about 200 pages longer than our p. A fun read. Natalie @ BookLoversLife This sounded so awesome when I first heard of it and I dived right in when I got a copy. It was an action packed and unique adventure and one I know any child (or adult) will enjoy.Right from the get go we are introduced to the action. The adventure begins when Horace sees a place that seems to have his name on it. He is on the bus thou. Wonderful book with exceptional prose and plot! Joice Y. Chang I was lucky enough to have read an advance copy of Ted Sanders’s book, The Box and the Dragonfly. It is the kind of book that I deliberately read slower because every page forward meant I was closer to the end, and I was forestalling that inevitability. In his book, Mr. Sanders achieved a rarity: he created a world that is at once
Andrews sees the sign from the bus—a sign with his own name on it—everything changes. From the moment Horace F. What is this curious place? Who are the strange, secretive people who entrust him with a rare and immensely powerful gift? And what is he to do with it?When Horace finds the Box of Promises in the curio shop, he quickly discovers that ordinary-looking objects can hold extraordinary power. Experience the fantastic adventure filled with magical objects, secret sects, and life as we know it
Horace becomes caught up in a centuries-long battle between the Makers and the Keepers, groups with very different ideas about who should control the magical artifacts called Tanu. Fans of Harry Potter and Gregor the Overlander will find this one entertaining.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library . Jericho and his golem. Supporting characters add interest, and the magical world is full of detail and wonder. At just over 600 pages, this brick of a book starts slowly and gets a bit bogged down in vocabulary. Andrews sees from the bus window really says "House of Answers," and it leads to a place filled with precious few of those. Refreshingly, our hero comes from a healthy and happy home (though Mom has a few mysteries of her own). From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—Who wouldn't be intrigued by a sign with their name on it? Unfortunately, the sign middle schooler Horace F. Together, they join t