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Synopsis
"Melanie Tamaki is an outsider. She is unpopular at school. At home, where she and her loving but neglectful mother live in poverty, she has had to learn to take care of herself. Melanie is just barely coping. Everything changes on the day she returns home to find her mother is missing, lured back to Half World by a nightmare creature calling himself Mr. Glueskin. Soon Melanie has embarked on an epic and darkly fantastical journey to Half World to save her mother. What she does not yet realize is that the state of the universe is at stake ..."--P. [4] of cover.
Is Half World appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This dark fantasy features a lonely teen journeying through a nightmare world to rescue her mother. Expect disturbing imagery, a creature called 'Mr. Glueskin,' and themes of poverty and neglect, but no sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment, child neglect, and dark themes (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love dark, atmospheric fantasy quests with brave heroines facing nightmarish creatures will be drawn into this gripping rescue mission.