Download Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger 8601411184925 Books

Product details Age Range 8 - 12 years Grade Level 3 - 7 Lexile Measure 670L (What's this?) Series Keeper of the Lost Cities (Book 1) Paperback 512 pages Publisher Aladdin; Reprint edition (August 6, 2013) Language English ISBN-10 1442445947

Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger 8601411184925 Books Reviews

• This book was really interesting! The plot was really intriguing, bound to hook the most reluctant reader. It gets exciting right away but I think it keeps a steady pace. This is my favorite book of the series but the other ones are definitely worth reading! I can't wait for the 5th one, Lodestar, to come out!!!
  I can't say this was my favorite middle school series or anything but it I really think this series deserves some more publicity! Practically no one I know of has heard of it or read it but this series is just as good as the Percy Jackson series and everyone has read that! My 11-year-old brother actually says it is the best series he ever read!
  I absolutely fell in love with all the characters (especially Keefe) and Shannon does a great job developing the characters throughout the series and as much as I am anticipating the 5th I don't think I could ever say good-bye to Sophie, Dex, Fitz and Biana. They are like my best friends!
  Anyway, if you are looking for some decent middle school fantasy don't hesitate to purchase this book and spread the word!
• Keeper of the Lost Cities is one of the best series debuts I’ve read in a long time. It combines the tales of fascinating stories of old, such as Atlantis, with modern-day worries and places seamlessly. It is a wonderful tale of determination and magic.
  
  Sophie Foster is a child genius who’s been avoiding unwanted attention her whole life. Then, suddenly, she’s whisked away to a new land of elves, to discover where she really belongs. The plot thickens as the mysterious, unidentifiable fires around San Francisco get bigger and worse. With her elvin school’s final exams approaching, Sophie turns to a new friend for help, but the pair are kidnapped. They must then find their way back to the Lost Cities on their own, but not without help. Even when they get back, Sophie still has to deal with the dangers of being special in a special world.
  
  Keeper of the Lost Cities will keep you on your toes, your heart beating in anticipation to see what will be revealed next!
• I am 9 years old and with my mother's permission to use her account to write the following review
  I really enjoyed the book. I love how suspenseful it is. I loved how all the elves had cool powers. At first, I thought the book wouldn't be very interesting at all. However, it turned out to be the best book I ever read!!!
• Overall, the story was pretty good. I do feel like the book ended with more unanswered questions and dangling threads than I care for, but it is the first book in a series. There is quite a bit of typical middle grade gross-out humor. The is a bit of violence, but no swearing. The "romance" is pretty non-threatening early teen girl-likes-boy stuff, but doesn't overwhelm the plot.
  
  Julia Roundtree wasn't one of the better narrators that I've listened to, and I would never purposely buy another Audible edition she narrated. I hate to be mean, because I don't read aloud terribly well myself (I am an excellent reader just not aloud, I trip over my tongue when I try)... But I just didn't enjoy her narration.
  
  I picked up book two became I want to follow the story some more. The Audible edition of book two, _Exile_ has a different narrator and is in Audible's children's sale that ends on 11-27-17 for $3.95. Seems worth a try, although I notice books three through six don't have audio editions and text-to-speach is disabled in the editions (I just now noticed that), so that may be as far as I go. My vision isn't bad enough that I totally require text-to-speach, but shame on publishers--especially of youth-oriented books--that disable it. Text-to-speach on the Fires could open literary doors to worlds of wonder for so many, if the bigger publishing names would stop disabling the feature in books.
• Keeper of The Lost Cities starts like this “Miss Foster!” Mr. Sweeney’s nasal voice cut through Sophie’s blaring music as he yanked her earbuds out by the cords. “Have you decided that you’re too smart to pay attention to this information?”
  
  We are introduced to Sophie who is trying to fit into her school and her family. She doesn’t understand why it is so hard for her but she keeps trying to be what everyone thinks she should be. Then she meets a stranger and is swept into a new world. In this world she is an elf. She is enrolled in school for elves and she doesn’t fit into this world any better than she fit into the old one.
  
  However, as the protagonist of this story, Sophie grabs our attention and our sympathy. She makes friends. She works hard. Everyone around her is keeping secrets. The action of the story grabs us. It is inventive and interesting. Sophie adventures are unpredictable and entertaining.
  
  The dialogue is entertaining and realistic. The setting is well written and believable for the alternate universe. When I first picked up the novel, I thought elves, what a cliché, but the author was able to overcome my objections by drawing me into the story, creating well defined and interesting characters.
  
  I give this story a five out of a possible five. I recommend it for all the readers looking for a strong heroine with lots of adventure.