The Book of Lost Things

Everything you imagine can be real In The Book of Lost Things, John Connolly deconstructs well-known fables, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Hansel and Gretel, through a wealth of imagination and mystery. Nominated for the Hughes & Hughes Award for Best Irish Novel in 2007, upon its release in Great Britain and the United States, it was a huge success and became a craze among all ages. After his mother's death, twelve-year-old David spends most of his time in his room, keeping his books company. When they begin to whisper words to him, reality and imagination blur until, while playing in the garden, David enters an enchanted kingdom, where he encounters heroes, monsters, and a failed king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book. Echoing fairy tales that all readers grew up with, The Book of Lost Things is the captivating story of a boy who discovers that reading can turn any fantasy into reality and that, in real life, growing up can make a simple young man a hero.