Kalifax

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Summary: Kalifax
Review: Kalifax is one of those wonderful books that can be enjoyed by both parents and children. Children will get caught up Tom's adventure, as he and the crew of the Volantix travel into the far North. The whole central section of the novel, where the Volantix gets trapped in the ice, the snow goblins attack, and the sledges set out and return is absolutely gripping.

And if you've ever lived with winter,your heart will be in your throat as Tom sets out to find the Mountain in the cold, alone.

But the book isn't all drama. Thornton has lots of fun inventing improbable words to describe his vividly described world. And there's many a smile for adults hiding in throw-away lines....like the sightings of Irish priests in coracles bobbing through the waves on their way to this imagined Canada. (for those who believe that even the Vikings weren't the first to hit North American shores...)

Harry Potter fans could try this one! Or anyone who enjoyed Narnia, or the Hobbit.