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Named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews, The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade readers and booklovers everywhere—an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of knowledge. With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library. Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe’s wisdom. Every book ever written, and every fact ever known, can be found within its walls. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces down a dark nothingness that wants to destroy all knowledge. To save the library, Lenora will have to test her limits and uncover secrets hidden among its shelves. An Imprint Book An Amazon Best Book of the Month One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year “Unusually clever.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Zeno Alexander's The Library of Ever reads like someone mixed Neil Gaiman with Chris Grabenstein, then threw in an extra dash of charm. Reading it is like getting lost in an entire library full of books, and never wanting to leave!” —James Riley, New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series “Full of whimsy and pluck, The Library of Ever is a total delight!” —Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author
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1 primary bookThe Library of Ever is a 1-book series first released in 2019 with contributions by Zeno Alexander.
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I love to read about magical libraries, so this book caught my eye. It has an interesting premise and is a very fast paced book. It wasn't my favorite, but that had to do more with writing style, than plot. It is definitely written for the younger side of middle grade readers.
Lenora escapes her nanny in the library only to bring notice to herself by the Darkness and to discover the library within the library. She becomes an employee and discovers there is so much to discover. Through her travels and adventures, she becomes aware that she is being targeted by unknown people in bowler hats.
There are a few heavy-handed lessons thrown in here that while are important to learn, could have been given a little more subtly. I think even children would have no problem picking them out.
I still plan on reading the sequel, but this series isn't one that has become an instant classic for me.