The Island of Dr. Libris
The Island of Dr. Libris
The Island of Dr. Libris
Chris Grabenstein
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 bestseller 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?   “A wonderful tale. . . . This book is like no other I’ve read. It’s a complete original.” —James Patterson"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"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"Effortlessly readable and a whole lot of fun." — Booklist Reviews

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fiction
  • Humor
  • Mystery

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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The Island of Dr. Libris is a book about a twelve-year-old boy named Billy. He is going up to Lake Katrine to spend the summer with his mom. His mom is renting a cabin at a cheap price from a professor at her college. Billy wishes he could stay with his fun dad. Instead, he has to stay with his mom in a place where fun is hard to come by, and when he breaks his iPhone it makes it even worse. Finally, his mom suggests he read some of the books from Dr. Libris' bookcase. He takes her up on her offer, but first he has to find the key.

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