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    Secrets of the Book
    Secrets of the Book
    Secrets of the Book
    Audiobook5 hours

    Secrets of the Book

    Written by Erin Fry

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    You don’t choose the book—the book chooses you.

    Sixth grader Spencer Lemon has a degenerative eye disease—and he’s rapidly losing his eyesight. So he has no idea why he was chosen to guard Pandora’s Book. When Ed, the old guy at the nursing home, hands over the book, he doesn’t get a chance to explain any of the rules to Spencer. Spencer only knows that the book contains famous dead people—people who can be brought back to life. Spencer and his autistic best friend, Gregor, soon figure out how to get people out of the book, but not how to get them back in. Then Ed disappears, and a strange man shows up on Spencer’s doorstep—and he seems to know a lot about Spencer and about Pandora’s Book. Is he one of the bad guys? Or is here to help Spencer unravel the secrets of the book? But there are others interested in Pandora’s Book, others who might use its powers to take over the world. And it’s up to Spencer, along with Gregor and Ed’s mysterious (and cute) granddaughter Mel, to protect the book—and save the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 18, 2014
    ISBN9781480567542
    Secrets of the Book
    Author

    Erin Fry

    Erin Fry is also the author of Losing It. She lives in Glendora, California, with her family. Learn more: www.erinmfry.com.

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    • 3/5
      Spencer's mother insists he do volunteer work and that's how he meets Ed in the nursing home. One day Ed shows him a magical book full of photos of some of the most famous (and good) people in the world and makes some of those people step out of the book and talk to them. Then he drops a bomb on Spencer telling him the book is his now, and that he should take it home and get to know it. This is all well and good except for how Spencer and his best friend Gregor accidentally let out (and lose!) Socrates! Then they find out Ed has been kidnapped, so has Gregor's dog, and it's up to Spencer and Gregor (and Socrates, Teddy Roosevelt, and Al Capone) to save the day.

      This was super-cute. I would have devoured this when I was a kid. Magical book! Best friends and a good dog! What's not to love?

      I especially enjoyed Gregor and Spencer and their friendship. Gregor is on the autism spectrum (and to the best of my knowledge he's portrayed fairly and accurately) and he and Spencer know just how to get along with each other. There's no stigma here, not from Spencer nor from the new friends they meet, and theirs is really just a powerful friendship. I think this would be a good book for kids who want a little adventure to read.

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