(3) 4-6 Forbidden Library series. Illustrated by Alexander Jansson. Alice, leading a group of Reader apprentices rebelling against their masters, helps catlike library guardian Ending win control of the binding that keeps her kind enslaved. But is Ending entirely trustworthy? Wexler's unique magical framework and wealth of imaginary creatures keep the fantasy tetralogy feeling fresh, while the characters' poignant sacrifices in this climactic final volume will keep readers enthralled.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(2) 4-6 Forbidden Library series. Illustrated by Alexander Jansson. Apprentice Reader Alice (The Mad Apprentice) is able to enter books physically and access the powers within. Vowing revenge on her master, who was responsible for her father's death, Alice searches for a book called The Infinite Prison that she hopes will trap him. New magical creatures, relationships, and adversaries deepen this already solid fantasy franchise with an appealing heroine.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016

(2) 4-6 Forbidden Library series. Alice is a Reader, able to enter different worlds via powerful books and work magic by subduing creatures trapped within (The Forbidden Library). When Esau-of-the-Waters, an Old Reader, is murdered by his apprentice, Alice is employed to bring the apprentice to justice. With an original concept, a spirited heroine, and tantalizing incipient relationships among the apprentices, Wexler's series grows stronger with each book.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

(2) 4-6 Sent to live with "Uncle" Geryon on his estate known as "The Library," newly orphaned Alice discovers she is a Reader (a magician capable of controlling certain powerful books). By giving the richly textured literary adventures "teeth" and by placing subplots both inside and outside the books, Wexler dexterously avoids the it's-only-a-story pitfall that might distance readers from the action.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014