Anderson,
Jodi Lynn. My Diary From The Edge of
the World. Simon & Schuster/
Aladdin 2015 432p $16.99 ISBN 978-1-4424-8387-3 ms/jr Fantasy E-BN
In a world where only the east coast of the United States is inhabited due
to the presence of dragons and Sasquatch everywhere else, Gracie and her family dream of travel to
the Edge of the World to find a better parallel universe. Gracie’s world is
not quite the same as the one readers know.
Dragons roam the earth and do continual damage, and Sasquatch and other
monsters roam west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Therefore only the east coast of the US in inhabited. This is also a world where a black Cloud hanging around
your house means someone is going to die.
The cloud is just waiting for the right time.
Believing the black Cloud at their
house to be coming for her brother Sam, who is frequently ill, Gracie’s family packs
up and leaves in the hope that the
rumors
are true, about the Edge of the World being the link
to a parallel universe where life will
be different. As they travel across
the uncharted United States and then sail toward Antarctica, they encounter many adventures and close calls.
This title is a fantasy featuring an expertly
imagined world. It is also the story of a family
whose members care about each other but don’t always show it, and an adventure
story about traveling into unknown places.
It
will appeal to both boys and girls in middle school.
Summary: An excellent fantasy about looking for a better world and being willing
to risk everything to find it. Excellent purchase for
grades 5-8.
Travel-Fiction,
Fantasy-Fiction --Joan
Theal
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