The Game of Sunken Places
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Family / General
3.6
M. T. Anderson
From the best-selling, award-winning author of FEED comes a fantastic, fun, and funny middle-grade adventure starring two of the most disarmingly deadpan boys you'll ever meetWhen Brian and Gregory receive an invitation to stay at a distant relative's strange manse . . . well, they should know better than to go, since this is a middle-grade adventure novel. But they go anyway. Why not? Once there, they stumble upon The Game of Sunken Places, a board game that mirrors a greater game for which they have suddenly became players. Soon the boys are dealing with attitudinal trolls, warring kingdoms, and some very starchy britches. Luckily, they have wit, deadpan observation, and a keen sense of adventure on their side.
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Author
M. T. Anderson
Pages
260
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Published Date
2004
ISBN
0439416604 9780439416603
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"So very original and interesting young adult read! Some of Gregory's throw-away lines were downright hilarious and worth reading the book for if you ask me. I'm so glad MTA wrote three more. Well, I am for now. We'll see how they go! I immediately ordered them after reading a few chapters with my kiddo because it seemed so different. (Suspenseful, but like I said, some great witty parts.) And it looks like it might be out of print so they were kind of hard to find so I panic bought! <br/><br/>It's creepy and pretty dark, and a bit macabre, but my fearless 8-year-old loved it."
Andrew Greene