***FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL GRADE 5-9***Scott Shaffer, brighter than his high school classmates and emotionally numbed by his father's desertion, spends most of his time in the closed-stack physics section of his county library. Following a mysterious red-robed man, Tomeas, Scott unlocks the door of a dusty, unused study room and enters the pre-industrial world of Gale'tin. Caught up in Tomeas's scheme for bringing technology to Gale'tin's unwilling inhabitants, Scott steals equipment from his school's physics lab and participates in cruel experiments. Meanwhile, Tully Markovic, a classmate, pursuing the indifferent Scott, finds her way to Gale'tin, where she quickly makes friends. After she is kidnapped and enslaved by Tomeas's accomplices in a firey underground mine, Scott is forced to confront the evils of uncontrolled intellect. This theme is spelled out more clearly than in LeGuin's subtle and far more complex A Wizard of Earthsea (Houghton, 1968). Although there are moments when the characters serve the plot and the imaginary world is a bit sketchy, readers, reluctant or not, will enjoy the fast-paced action and alternating points of view between Tully and Scott. Recommended where additional fantasies are needed. --Margaret A. Chang, Buxton School, Williamstown, MA Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Beyond the Door

Gary L. Blackwood

Atheneum

Shakespeare's Scribe

Teen & Young Adult

Perfection Learning

Things are disappearing mysteriously from Will Shakespeare's acting company, and it looks like an inside job. Everyone's eyes are on Widge, the orphan boy turned actor, and former thief. Widge knows better than anyone that Shakespeare's plays must be protected at all costs. In order to prove his innocence and clear his name, Widge must learn a new role: spy. But can he dig through the suspects and skulduggery and catch the true culprit?

Shakespeare's Spy (Shakespeare Stealer)

Washington, D.C., 1864: In a city that’s weary of war and eager for entertainment, Joseph and his father’s mind-reading act has become the toast of the town. Even President Lincoln comes to see Joseph demonstrate his amazing mental powers. It’s all an elaborate hoax, of course, but Joseph is enjoying his fame. Then he meets Cassandra, a young girl who really does have second sight—the ability to foretell events. And she’s having terrifying visions about the president. Someone is plotting to murder him. But who would believe such an accusation? It’s up to Joseph and Cassandra to interpret the visions, expose the conspiracy, and save Lincoln’s life!

Second Sight

The Shakespeare Stealer

Paw Prints 2008-04-18

Y bien? Me seguiste. Tu sentido de la curiosidad pesa más que tu sentido de la precaución -el hombre hablaba en tono profundo y mesurado. Scott finalmente recuperó el habla: -Yo... yo no quería molestar. -No te justifiques. Sin la curiosidad, es decir, sin el deseo de ver lo que hay al otro lado de la puerta, no habría ningún progreso. Puedes sentarte. Habrá preguntas.

Al otro lado de la puerta (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA*

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