by Marissa Burt
Flap Copy description:
When Una Fairchild stumbles upon a mysterious book buried deep in the basement of her school library, she thinks nothing of the cover and diving in. But instead of paging through a regular novel, Una suddenly finds herself Written In to the land of Story - a world filled with Heroes and Villains and fairy-tale characters.
But not everything in story is as magical as it seems. Una must figure out why she has been Written In - and fast - before anyone else discovers her secret. Together with her new friend Peter and a talking cat named Sam, Una digs deep into Story's shadowy past. She quickly realizes that she is tied to the world in ways she never could have imagined - and it might be up to her to save it.
My thoughts:
Newly released - Storybound, is the charming and surprising debut fantasy by Marissa Burt. The author slowly and methodically reveals the world of the protagonist, twelve-year-old Una; while deceptively setting up the reader for a puzzle of a plot that becomes a more complex fantasy than one would first expect. The sequel to this well-written, and extremely entertaining novel will be released in April 2013 - Story's End. Congratulations to the Pacific Northwest writer, Marissa Burt, on a fantastic debut novel! I would highly recommend this book to readers from the ages of 8 -12. Since Storybound contains many older characters, it would also be a great high-low book for ages up to fourteen.
To learn more about the talented author, Marissa Burt - click here:
http://www.marissaburt.com/bio.html
