Living Books

The Librarian Books 1 and 2 by Eric Hobbs

This one was recommended to be by an awesome coworker. I have been in a little bit of a reading funk, where I haven't really felt like reading, so this took longer than it should have to complete.

This book starts out in Neverland. Yes, THAT Neverland. Apparently, someone has shown up in the book and is trying to shake things up. Then, it cuts to a library that has awesome wood carvings from classic children's novels. A young boy named Wesley is on a field trip with his class. One girl, Taylor, is his friend. A boy, Randy, bullies Wesley every chance he gets. Randy's father, Mr. Douglas, is their chaperone for the day.

Taylor and Wesley, while searching for the mysterious librarian, run into Locke, who is a watcher in Peter Pan. Something is up in Neverland, and he needs to let the librarian know. The next thing you know, Locke, Wes, and Taylor end up in Oz. Yes, THE Oz. The wood carvings are actually portals into the books.

While there, Taylor insists on reuniting the Tinman with his fiancee, and because this doesn't happen in the real story, it messes things up. The three exit the portal, only to be thrown back into their world that no longer makes sense.

The next day, Wes and Taylor break into the library so that they can go back through the portal, and "fix" things. Meanwhile, Randy and his father are in Oz, trying to make a deal with the Wicked Witch of the West.

Will Wes and Taylor be able to set things aright, or will Randy and Mr. Douglas prevail with the Witch? Read this and find out for yourself.