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As a huge fan of Children's Literature, I approached FABLEHAVEN without much hope. It was written by an American (not usually a good thing) he is young (usually a terrible thing) and it is his first book (three strikes against it before I opened the first page.)
I couldn't have been more wrong. Fablehaven is a treat from the start, and so good, you will want to read it again as soon as you finish (which I'm doing.) Characters are believable and present day to the point you feel you've met them in line at a supermarket somewhere. The interaction between grandparent and grandchildren hasn't been done this well since Heidi. I won't ruin it for you by telling the tale, but you WILL be swept away. I am eager for the next book to come out, and absolutely thrilled that my sons loved it, read it themselves, and claimed to like it better than the previous family favorite, Harry Potter! Five stars are not enough for this wonderful, imaginative, multigenerational book.
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As a huge fan of Children's Literature, I approached FABLEHAVEN without much hope. It was written by an American (not usually a good thing) and he is young (usually a terrible thing) and it is his first book (three strikes against it before I opened the first page.)
I couldn't have been more wrong. FABLEHAVEN is a treat from the start. Characters are believable and present day to the point you feel you've met them in line at the supermarket. I won't ruin it for you by telling the tale, but you WILL be swept away. I am eager for the next book to come out, and absolutely thrilled that my sons loved it, read it themselves, and claimed to like it better than the previous family favorite, Harry Potter! Five stars are not enough for this wonderful, multi-generational book.
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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
1Firefly, February 7, 2007
As a huge fan of Children's Literature, I approached FABLEHAVEN without much hope. It was written by an American (not usually a good thing) he is young (usually a terrible thing) and it is his first book (three strikes against it before I opened the first page.)I couldn't have been more wrong. Fablehaven is a treat from the start, and so good, you will want to read it again as soon as you finish (which I'm doing.) Characters are believable and present day to the point you feel you've met them in line at a supermarket somewhere. The interaction between grandparent and grandchildren hasn't been done this well since Heidi. I won't ruin it for you by telling the tale, but you WILL be swept away. I am eager for the next book to come out, and absolutely thrilled that my sons loved it, read it themselves, and claimed to like it better than the previous family favorite, Harry Potter! Five stars are not enough for this wonderful, imaginative, multigenerational book.
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
1Firefly, February 4, 2007
As a huge fan of Children's Literature, I approached FABLEHAVEN without much hope. It was written by an American (not usually a good thing) and he is young (usually a terrible thing) and it is his first book (three strikes against it before I opened the first page.)I couldn't have been more wrong. FABLEHAVEN is a treat from the start. Characters are believable and present day to the point you feel you've met them in line at the supermarket. I won't ruin it for you by telling the tale, but you WILL be swept away. I am eager for the next book to come out, and absolutely thrilled that my sons loved it, read it themselves, and claimed to like it better than the previous family favorite, Harry Potter! Five stars are not enough for this wonderful, multi-generational book.
(12 of 22 readers found this comment helpful)