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Reviewed on August 1, 2016 | Middle Grade
Gr 4 Up—The young king of Ryan's The Invisible Kingdom quickly comes to terms with his decision, based upon sage advice he reads on a carved pedestal, to run away from his protected and advantaged life at the palace. Having left home with no money, extra clothing, or plan for obtaining food or lodging, he is befriended in the park by a large, "shaggy-looking" man who finds him a jacket and a sleeping bag, leads him to a van in a quiet alley that serves free warm meals, and gives him a "fistful of money" with instructions to call his moth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More