Synopsis
Johnny Nesbitt returns to Stranger country with his former classmate Cheryl to try to save a group of kidnapped children from the nasty fairies.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-06-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 192 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
Johnny Nesbit knows all about the Strangers--the fairies who stole his baby sister a year ago. He knows they must be involved when he wakes up in a pink bedroom, in a strange house, within a glass bottle. The new, pint-sized Johnny must once again risk his life to combat the Strangers and get himself home. And Johnny knows that things are never as easy as they seem when the Strangers are involved.
Industry Reviews
Gr 5-9 The hero of The Same Place But Different (S & S, 1995) returns for another adventure involving "the Strangers," magical fairies who sometimes meddle in our world. Here, Johnny Nesbit wakes up to discover that he has been shrunk, placed in a bottle, and transported, without any clothes, to a miniature house. There he meets Cheryl, a former classmate who had disappeared a couple months earlier. She explains that they are in the home of a kind "Master" who takes care of many children. Johnny correctly suspects that the man must be an evil Stranger, that the children have all been kidnapped for some sinister purpose, and that Cheryl is under a spell. The two teens unravel the truth and concoct plans to escape and save the children. As in his first adventure, Johnny narrates the tale with a lively, mildly amusing sarcastic tone. While he's properly amazed to be trapped in a bottle, he's also embarrassed to have to be wrapped in a pink ruffled blanket. Though rarely hilarious, the humorous tone continues throughout without detracting from the suspense that develops. Johnny does a fairly smooth job of explaining the major events of his previous encounter with Strangers. As the plot progresses, however, several characters from the first book reappear, and readers who haven't read it will miss out on some of the impact. Many of the magical elements are based on European folklore, as the author explains in a historical note, and the combination of traditional magic with unconventional heroes will appeal to many readers. Steven Engelfried, West Linn Public Library, OR
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