The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander
Published by Imprint on April 30th 2019
ISBN: 1250169178
Pages: 191
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This time-travelling fantasy novel is reminiscent of such classics as A Wrinkle in Time or The Phantom Tollbooth, but will delight the younger reader with its whirlwind pacing that whisks young Lenora to wildly different worlds in seemingly every chapter. After stumbling through a mysterious archway in her local library, Lenora is suddenly thrust into a new position as an apprentice librarian in the most fantastic library within imagination, with vast corridors and passageways that transcend time and space. The fanciful imagery will transport the reader to all corners of the imagination. Whether its resetting the calendar in a futuristic kingdom in the year 8000 or shrinking to help a tardigrade blast off into space, Lenora is there to save the day with mighty answers to requests for information. Meanwhile, there are dark forces conspiring against knowledge itself, and Lenora must be brave and steadfast to defend truth and save the library.

Avid book lovers and anyone who feels that unmistakable sense of wonder and awe within a library will enjoy this quick but fun read. There are interesting and random facts throughout the story, and readers young and old will make new discoveries alongside Lenora’s quest for knowledge, including this old reader who now knows that the highest point on Earth is not Mount Everest but in fact, Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador. Recommended for ages 7-10.

Reviewed by Kat Luedke, Long Island Community Library