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292 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
May, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8109-9714-1$16.95
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Yeats's family is falling apart as his often-depressed father strains his mother's patience. To salvage their relationship, Yeats must travel into a volume of The Arabian Nights to save his father's childhood friend, stuck within its pages for twenty years. An engaging premise, varied characters, and lush setting help overcome the wordy prose and sometimes-plodding action.