


From the beginning, 12-year-old Sophie is in danger from forces threatened by her existence, and only gradually becomes aware of them in scary incidents, including multiple kidnapping attempts. Parents need to know that Shannon Messenger's debut novel, Keeper of the Lost Cities, is imaginative, well-crafted, and engaging, with a strong girl protagonist and plenty of interesting supporting characters.

Sophie has a dream involving the Keebler Elves her iPod is one of the few possessions she takes into the elf world, where her friend figures out a way to keep it charged on solar power.
