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A review by mbladams
The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
4.0
The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor is a gentle fantasy novel with a good message.
Poppy's family moves around a lot, as her parents restore old homes. The latest, Lark-Hayes Manor, is their largest yet, and a dream project of her mother's. Poppy believes in magic. Her favorite book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and she'd rather be in a fantasy world than the real one. Her older brother fits right in at his new school, but Poppy feels out of place and invisible.
When she rescues a water nymph, it offers her a wish. Poppy first wishes to go to Narnia, but the nymph scoffs at that. Then she wishes for her very own magical lion. Unfortunately, she doesn't realize what the cost is (and there's always a cost for magic) - the nymph is stealing books from the real world, starting with her precious Narnia books.
The winged lion, named Sampson, is wonderful, but as more books disappear from the world, Poppy must decide what is more important - keeping her lion or keeping the world full of the magic of books.
Poppy is the kind of kid I was - more happy in the world of books than at middle school - and there are a lot of kids who will really identify with her. The disappearing books have an interesting effect on the world, and I really liked that aspect of the story. For kids who still believe in magic (and adults who wish they could), this is a great escape from the real world!
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
Poppy's family moves around a lot, as her parents restore old homes. The latest, Lark-Hayes Manor, is their largest yet, and a dream project of her mother's. Poppy believes in magic. Her favorite book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and she'd rather be in a fantasy world than the real one. Her older brother fits right in at his new school, but Poppy feels out of place and invisible.
When she rescues a water nymph, it offers her a wish. Poppy first wishes to go to Narnia, but the nymph scoffs at that. Then she wishes for her very own magical lion. Unfortunately, she doesn't realize what the cost is (and there's always a cost for magic) - the nymph is stealing books from the real world, starting with her precious Narnia books.
The winged lion, named Sampson, is wonderful, but as more books disappear from the world, Poppy must decide what is more important - keeping her lion or keeping the world full of the magic of books.
Poppy is the kind of kid I was - more happy in the world of books than at middle school - and there are a lot of kids who will really identify with her. The disappearing books have an interesting effect on the world, and I really liked that aspect of the story. For kids who still believe in magic (and adults who wish they could), this is a great escape from the real world!
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.