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All member reviews for Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, Book 1)

Electriclynn
parent of and 9 , 15 , 19 , 22 year old
8
 
This story uses some wonderful vocabulary building words that will get a parent involved to get the full building power of this wonderful story about self-doubt turning into self-esteem. A story of children told they are worthless rising above all odds and doing what is right in the face of great adversity. To Me this is an awesome series of books with heroic children along the lines of Horrendous the Horrible & Unfortunate Events. Obert Skye is definitely a blessing & this book would blast Lord of the Rings out of the water if made into the Hollywood CGI is deserves to become with Johnny Dep as Sabine. My 3rd & 7th graders love Leven's adventures & can't wait to read Pilage cause we are mad for dragons!
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adriangalltier
parent
11
 
good book for ages 8-16
this book made my kid laugh out loud, he loved it soo much. he is 12 and his sister is 16 they both loved the book. its unerversal for all ages.
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MathematicalMatt
adult
9
 
Senior Project
So, I am a Senior in high school and for my final project in Young Adult Literature I delved completely into the entire Leven Thumps 5-part series. Now this wasn't something in which I picked the shallowest book as possible, Leven Thumps is incredibly deep. I spent weeks reading, analyzing, and pondering these books, and I don't care if it has typos (which it does) and I don't care if it is has influences (like Harry Potter), but when I first read Gateway (book 1) at thirteen I connected with the books almost deeper than I did with Harry Potter. Its full of humor, wit, and morals. There are lessons about patience, perspective, and possibilities. It illustrates the power (and necessity) of hope and trust. It shows examples of personal responsibility and selflessness. All in all, these are GREAT books. Adults along with children should read it and ponder it.
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Voracious Reader
teen, 18 years old
9
 
This is the Best Book Ever
It's so new and so amazingly adventurous and magical! You'll just love Clover, who's awesomely funny, and the main character is so humble and cute, and the 'side-kick' (I guess) is icy but sweet. Geth is so very cool. But that comes up more in the later books. Some people may be deterred by the fact that he's a toothpick. You've just got to expect that kind of thing when you dive into the world of Foo! It's what makes it so fun!
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IloveBudster
teen, 15 years old
10
 
I read this book when i was 12 and i thought it was a wonderful book! Of course i love fantasy so it was great to me. I would recommend this book to anyone! Its worth reading
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zink340
teen, 18 years old
7
 
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Doglover060199
kid, 12 years old
8
 
Perfect for 8 and up!
I LOVE this book. I read it in 4th grade. I think it had some violance but an absolute page turner!
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