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zapkode's review against another edition
5.0
{My thoughts} – A wilderness adventure in the Amazon, is where Cleo and Evan are headed. This book opens up with them trying to sneak into the next adventure before their new librarian and his goons can follow them. They aren’t a fan of the new librarian since he is an evil librarian that is only out to help himself. The two children have learned that he is out to help himself and could care less about what happens to them in the process. When they get to the library they discover that he’d forced himself into the next book, they have no choice but to try and go after him, but they go about chasing him by using a key as opposed to prying his way into the book like he had done.
They see so many incredible things while being a part of this story. They also come super close to being hurt a couple of times, which helps to keep the reader on their toes. Cleo ends up making a new friend that not only follows her around but also helps her and Evan as well. They also meet a new character Gabriel that goes on this particular adventure with them and together they do their best to stop the evil librarian Locke from completing his mission and instead try to complete theirs.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is apparent that the adventures that Cleo and Evan go on have the potential to pull you into their stories.
I recommend this book for any young reader that wants to go on an adventure. It’s an added bonus if they enjoy reading stories about the Amazon and even Sloths. There is so much that children can learn about working together and proper team work within the pages of this book. There are also some nice surprises within the pages as well that I hope to explore more in future books.
They see so many incredible things while being a part of this story. They also come super close to being hurt a couple of times, which helps to keep the reader on their toes. Cleo ends up making a new friend that not only follows her around but also helps her and Evan as well. They also meet a new character Gabriel that goes on this particular adventure with them and together they do their best to stop the evil librarian Locke from completing his mission and instead try to complete theirs.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is apparent that the adventures that Cleo and Evan go on have the potential to pull you into their stories.
I recommend this book for any young reader that wants to go on an adventure. It’s an added bonus if they enjoy reading stories about the Amazon and even Sloths. There is so much that children can learn about working together and proper team work within the pages of this book. There are also some nice surprises within the pages as well that I hope to explore more in future books.
gcannison's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Description
Their plane crashed in the Amazon, and their only hope of getting rescued is a small statue that was with them – but it fell from the plane miles before they crashed.
Cleo and Evan have used the magic of a secret library under their school to travel through the stories of numerous books. Now, they chase their new librarian, Mr. Locke, into a new book, and find themselves deep in the Amazon rainforest, still chasing him. Not only do they have to live out the story and find a magic key to get back to their world, but now it seems that Locke is determined in bringing them to an unfortunate end.
Disclosure
I borrowed this book for free from our library system, it was provided for my personal use. There was no agreement with the author, publisher, or any third party that I would publish a review. The following review is unsolicited, unbiased, and all opinions are my own.
Review – Spoiler Free
I continue to enjoy this series (read my review of book 1 here), and the kids continue to look forward to it. The last book was a little tricky (read the review here), but I feel that this one is more in step with the other books – easy to read, easy to follow.
Luper does a fantastic job of packing a lot of story into one little book without making huge sacrifices to the storytelling. Characters are developed and have gotten more fleshed out as the series goes along, and the story is interesting and coherent.
One of my favorite things about this series is how involved Cleo and Evan are. They actively make choices that affect the story, they aren’t just being ferried along through it. I also really like that there is more development of the magical library in this book. It raises more questions – good questions – that I look forward to learning about and answering in the coming books.
Again, as with many of the other books in this series, there is little that I disliked. There was one bit where the wording got me confused for a moment, one part where an event seemed a little too unlikely, and a final one a bit towards the end where I would have preferred a little more description where the story pushed on quickly.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, it had the same feel as books 1-3 in the series. I’m looking forward to getting the next book from the library.
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