Did you ever wonder where the figures in your dreams go?  Well, apparently, they go to Foo.  But that story is for another time.  This is the first in a new series by author Obert Skye (‘Leven Thumps’ series) that goes beyond of the land of Foo with its happy dreams and hopes.  What lies beyond?  It’s definitely not pretty!  It’s still something out of your dreams, but there’s no hopeful golden glow here!  This is a great story full of adventure and hilarious cheesy one-liners that will have you chuckling throughout!  I looked forward to the opening paragraph of every single chapter when the narrator would wax eloquent on some totally random point in preparation for more of the story.  Highly entertaining for everyone, but I think it would especially appeal to young boys.  This is the first in a companion series, but you don’t necessarily have to have read the other series to like this one (although now I’m interested).  Apart from the fun adventure and silliness, I appreciated the theme:  Trust in fate; but sometimes, fate needs a little push.  Do you have what it takes to help fate out?

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Shadow Mountain

Content Analysis:

I found nothing questionable in this novel.  It is fun and full of adventure without gory violence, inappropriate words or phrases, or scenes.  I would have no problem giving this to my son to read by himself (he’s 8).  There is one part where an animal falls to its death.  It’s not graphic, though.  And there’s a fight between a character and a scary monster that involves a lot of fire.  Could be intense for young kids, but, again, it’s not graphic or drawn out.  There are a few scary creatures and some tense moments.  The only theme that I would consider slightly mature was the question of bravery vs. foolishness.  I would recommend this as a great read aimed toward ages 9-12, but I could even see myself reading it out loud to my kids.

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