Book #1Īdventure-Discovery/Exploration Adventure-Danger Fantasy/Imagination-Fantasy Recommended Reading-NY Publ. So begins a heart-stopping adventure that will take him through a nightmare world as he tries to discover his true identity. Reading challenges fulfilled: 41/100 in the Read-a-Latte ChallengeĮnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Abandoned at birth, Twig is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. Turns out, he’s from beyond the Deepwoods. Title comes from: The Deepwoods was the setting from the story, and Twig was trying to figure out where he fit within the Deepwoods. I will say, it’s just a step above The Spiderwick Chronicles so if your child enjoyed that series, have them give this a try. I’m not sure why, but the story didn’t grab me as tightly as the best ones do, so I won’t bother reading any more in the series. Curiosity is reading the next book in the series right now, I doubt I will. The story was your typical orphan quest – Twig was looking to see where he really fit in. The illustrations really added to the enjoyment of the book. Instead of the author having to describe every little bit of every new character, there’s a black-and-white illustration of that character on the page. The illustrations are almost a required part of the book since Twig lives in such a fantastical world. Twig is saved by a caterbird and is reunited with his Sky Pirate father.įinal thoughts: A fun little story with excellent illustrations.
Eventually, he gets to the edge of the woods, and is confronted by the Gloamglozer (the bogeyman of the woods). Along the way, helpful (or not so helpful) individuals send him on his way through the woods. He is befriended by the Slaughterers, nearly dies by a Skullpelt, helps out a Banderbear, who teaches him how to live safely in the woods, is turned into a pet by a Trog, and helps some Sky Pirates, among other adventures. Along the way to figuring out where he comes from, he has many adventures. Unfortunately, he strays from the path almost immediately and gets lost in the Deepwoods. One day, his mother informs him he’s not a woodtroll, and sends him down the path to live with a cousin (so the Sky Pirates don’t take him).
Summary: Twig has grown up with the woodtrolls. (Yes, I probably should have done it in the opposite order, but he’s getting old enough to judge his own books, and I’m not about to stop him when he’s actually willing to start a new series.) In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. After he finished the book, I read it to see what it was like. Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isnt one of them. He thought it looked interesting and wanted to start a new series. Curiosity actually picked up the book, which is the first book in the Edge Chronicles.
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