100 Cupboards

By Wilson, N. D.

Publishers Summary:
Twelve-year-old Henry York wakes up one night to find bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have broken through the wall above his bed and one of them is slowly turning . . .Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room–with a man pacing back and forth! Henry soon understands that these are not just cupboards, but portals to other worlds.100 Cupboards is the first book of a new fantasy adventure, written in the best world-hopping tradition and reinvented in N. D. Wilson’s inimitable style.

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ISBN
978-0-37583-881-1 978-0-37593-881-8
Publisher
Random


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2008

Gr 4-7 Henry York, 12, discovers 99 different cupboard doors hidden behind the plaster in his attic bedroom, and one in the room that belonged to his deceased grandfather. Henry's not particularly brave; in fact, he has only recently stopped wearing a helmet to P.E. class. Nevertheless, he opens some of the doors, only to become more and more puzzled. One of them, for example, opens into a forest, and behind another, mail is delivered. Henry'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

When twelve-year-old Henry's parents are kidnapped, he moves to the unprepossessing town of Henry, Kansas, to live with his uncle and aunt. After the plaster on his bedroom wall starts to crack, he discovers that behind the plaster are one hundred very different cupboard doors, which he uncovers with the help of his cousin Henrietta. If that's not odd enough, it turns out that each cupboard opens into a very different place, not one...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

After twelve-year-old Henry's parents are kidnapped, he moves to Kansas. There, he and his cousin discover one hundred mysteriou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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