IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katerine Rundell

5 stars

Reminiscent of The Chronicles of Narnia, this destined-to-be-a-new-classic fantasy features a young boy finds an expected opening at the top of a forbidden hill dropping him into a sequestered world of marvelous, magical creatures. Christopher Forrester comes from a family of guardians to this island realm, called the Archipelago, and he’s arrived just in the nick of time both to save the world and prove himself worthy of becoming a next generation guardian. Something has impacted Glimourie Tree located at the end of an impossible maze, and is sapping all the world’s magic.

Christopher picks up friends along the way, and it will take all of their teamwork and strength to solve the mystery of why the Glimourie is vanishing and figure out how to save both the Archipelago and his home world. At each stop along their island hopping and sea adventures, they have to deal with new magical creatures, understand what’s going on with them and search for the new clue in their odyssey to save the land.

Replete with whimsical hand drawn, simple illustrations that capture the mythology afoot.

Thanks to Random House Children’s, Knopf Books for Young Readers, and Netgalley.

Stacy DeBroff

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