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The Island of Dr. Libris

By: Chris Grabenstein
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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Publisher's summary

New from the author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of the I Funny series with James Patterson! Celebrate the power of imagination with this action-packed New York Times best seller that shows that sometimes the real story starts after you close the book!

What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy’s spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr. Libris’s private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can even feel the ground shaking. It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to life! But that’s impossible...isn’t it?

©2015 Chris Grabenstein (P)2015 Listening Library
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Critic reviews

"Chris Grabenstein gleefully plunders great works of literature for his cast of secondary characters...a madcap mash-up that 8-to-12 year olds will want to devour in big gulps." (The Wall Street Journal)

"Grabenstein follows up his best-selling Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2013) with another playful title paying homage to classic works of literature. Effortlessly readable and a whole lot of fun." (Booklist Reviews)

"Kids will enjoy the cartoonish mayhem, especially given Grabenstein's breezy narrative voice and jaunty wit...as in "Lemoncello", there is a winning generosity and sweetness to the story's telling." (The New York Times)

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Captivating

The Island of Dr. Libris help our attention the whole time! Every one of our kids begged me to keep driving so they could keep listening!

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A cute and Clever way to get kids to read

This delightful take was an interesting way to get children to read the classics of everyone's youth, yet forgotten by many kids today.

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Imaginative

Creative way to include classic stories we all know and love. Great characters that we want to cheer for.

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Phenomenal - highly recommend!

Captures the imagination and never let's go! the characters were incredible and the story flowed so smooth. Twists and turns led to a great ending. Astounding author, my son's favorite, and one of mine as well!

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Great book

Great book. Whole family enjoyed it. I would Highly recommend it. It was a very fun story.

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amazing

I have read this book 7 times so I got it on audio! I advise you to read it.😊

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Really like this for older elementary students

Love how the book includes classic literature that kids might have heard of but never thought to read.., and will want to after listening to this story. We see friendship, parents having trouble, bullies and much more. Think this would appeal to boys since main characters are boys, but girls will like also. Love how one's imagination can get one into situations that require quick thinking. Highly recommend audio.

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Creative and captivating!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely yes! As a teacher, I am in love with this book. This novel uses other novels story lines as escape tools! My kids wanted to read the other books mentioned in this book as soon as we were finished. The creativity and depth to connect the elements in this plot line were astounding.

What did you like best about this story?

How well thought out the plot was. Each element connected to each other perfectly and it became a giant puzzle you were racing to solve.

Any additional comments?

This author has another book Escape From Lemonchello's Library that was equally if not slightly more enchanting and engaging than this one.

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Extraordinary!

This is the first review I've written, either print or audio. I had always wanted to study children's literature, but I ended up in the law and business. But now that I'm semi-retired, I can finally pursue my passion. This is exactly the type of book that parents should play in the car on the morning commute to school/work. (By the way, I don't have children, so take this with a grain of salt!). But this audiobook brought back my own journey into the wonderful world of literary masterpieces as one author made me want to read a tangentially related work. That the narrator was so skilled was a pure pleasure! Again, it reminded me of being read to as a child that made me eager to be able to read as much and as long as I wanted. And so began my love of books! Read or listen to this, not only for your child, but for yourself as well. My thanks to the author and narrator!

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Great story for kids and adults

I listened to this book with my 5 and 8 year old children while on a road trip. It kept it all entertained for hours. I also liked the fact that the story introduced my children to many literary works and made reading something cool.

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