Review: Somewhere, over the rainbow...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2011
"Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blueAnd the dreams that you dare to dream, really do come true"This book introduces young Phinnegan Qwyk, a self-professed bookworm who lives in Ireland with his family.  Until that is, the day when an intruder enters his house in the dead of night and makes off with his father's best pipe and tobacco.No ordinary intruder, this one turns out to be one of the Fae, and suddenly Phinnegan finds himself in the middle of one of the fairy tales he loves to read.However, it turns out that fairy tales aren't that much fun when you find yourself being attacked by fierce creatures called Faolchú, getting stunned by poison gas or bargaining for your life with a troll.  On top of all of this, there's a gholem on the loose, and Phinnegan needs some instant recall of his beloved fairy tales if he ever wants to see home again.Fast paced and easy to read, my one little quibble is that there are so many characters that it's sometimes hard to keep track of them all.  This seems to be the first book of a series, so here's hoping that the excitement continues in book two. Recommended for ages 9 and up.Amanda Richards, July 23, 2011