Chrissy’s Review: The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris Grabenstein

The Island of Dr. Libris
written by Chris Grabenstein
published by Random House, 2015

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Did I enjoy this book: I did, but not as much of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series. 😉 That series is just fantastic, but I digress.

The Island of Dr. Libris follows Billy Gillfoyle during his summer at the lake with his mother. He embarks on a pretty cool adventure on the island in the middle of the lake. It was neat to see the characters from classic literature come to life on the island as he reads the books. There is adventure and suspense. Time travel and a space lizard. There is a subplot about Billy’s parents. They are separated and headed for divorce. Billy wants to get them to reconcile. He does use the books and stories as well as his imagination and ingenuity to formulate a plan.

Billy and his new friends have a great summer as part of Dr. Libris’s experiment . . . a summer without electronics and with BOOKS!

 

Would I recommend it: Sure! I think your younger readers will enjoy it.

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of the I Funny series with James Patterson, celebrates the power of imagination with this action-packed adventure that shows that sometimes the real story starts after you close the book!

What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy’s spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr. Libris’s private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can even feel the ground shaking. It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to life! But that’s impossible . . . isn’t it?