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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2013
With no preamble, Alexander plops the reader right in the middle of Zombay, the setting of his National Book Award-winning Goblin Secrets. Neither a prequel nor a sequel, this tale is more of a companion piece, clearly proving that "there's always more than one story unfolding at once in a city." That city contains perhaps too many unexplained characters, such as Guards with gearworks substituting for body parts, ghouls, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Intermediate Fiction
A goblin gives young Kaile a bone flute, and she plays a song so powerful that her shadow, a.k.a. Shade, separates from he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More