![]() He immediately knew the reason for his early dismissal and blames himself for not being able to save his mother. She gets progressively sicker and sicker until one day when David is excused from class for the day. ![]() ![]() German planes have destroyed a large portion of cities, but the threat of bombs means little to David: his mother is dying. The Book of Lost Things takes place in war-torn England. Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother. & to think it’s been on my to read list for ages! I’m so glad I finally hunkered down and gave it a shot. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a world that is a strange reflection of his own - populated by heroes and monsters and ruled by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book, The Book of Lost Things.Įverything about this book was perfect. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. ![]() But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Summary: High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. ![]()
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