Kirby, Matthew Cave of Wonders (Infinity Ring Book #5) 192 pgs. Scholastic Inc., 2013. $15.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature
Content: G; Violence: PG.
Three pre-teens,
Dak, Sera, and Riq are on their latest quest to fix Breaks in the history
timeline. They must find Hystorians to help them, while avoiding SQ’s who may
try to stop them. The group finds themselves in ancient Baghdad, an amazing
city which is full of libraries, innovations, and accepting of the wide range of cultures and
religions. Sadly, the city is going to fall to the Mongolian invaders, who will
destroy everything, including a very special book in the main library. How can
three children stop an entire army? They must try to find a way, if they want
to continue to help save the future.
I haven’t read
the first 4 books in this series, each by a different author. Even through some
lingering confusion, this was a fantastic book. It reminded me of the magic
treehouse for upper elementary students. It was fascinating and fun, with
plenty of hints of other mysteries to solve. I think students will love this
book. I really hope its not just the skill of the author of this particular book,
Matthew Kirby, but that the whole series is great as well. I will be purchasing
the series for my library and book talking them to the students.
EL -ESSENTIAL
Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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