The island of Dr. Libris
Title:
The island of Dr. Libris
Author:
Grabenstein, Chris.
ISBN:
9780385388450
Edition:
First Yearling edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Yearling, 2016.
Physical Description:
242 p. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy's spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there's Dr. Libris's private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can even feel the ground shaking. It's almost as if the stories he's reading are coming to life! But that's impossible, isn't it?
Subject:
| Inventions -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Divorce -- Juvenile fiction. |
Summary:
What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy's spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there's Dr. Libris's private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can even feel the ground shaking. It's almost as if the stories he's reading are coming to life! But that's impossible, isn't it?