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Adventure

I love, love, loved this book! There were so many quotable lines that I wanted to save. However, I was listening to the audio book, usually while driving, so I didn't have the means to grab them. I will be getting either an ebook or physical copy of this to read again and to be able to save some of those quotes.

This book is an adventure not to be missed.

Hidden cupboards behind Henry's bedroom wall unlocked portals to other worlds that Henry and his cousin Henrietta couldn't resist exploring. But they made one terrible mistake--they released the undying witch Nimiane. Her goal? To drain all life from every world connected to the cupboards. Henry must seek out the Chestnut King to defeat her, but doing so will force Henry to make a terrible, irreversible choice. With the fate of the worlds and everyone Henry loves hanging in the balance, will he have the courage to do what is needed to destroy the witch once and for all?

Henry has discovered that the 100 cupboard doors hidden behind his bedroom wall are actually portals to other worlds. Now he must go through the cupboards to find the truth about where he's from and who his real parents are. Along the way, Henry is suddenly struck with a gift of magic--a magic that burns so brightly it attracts unwanted attention. As he discovers the strength of his new powers, he is chased by wizards and faeren and ultimately forced into battle with Nimiane, the evil witch-queen. And this time, the witch is not alone....

What dangers are locked behind the cupboard doors? Henry isn't brave, but when he hears a thumping and scratching on the other side of his bedroom wall, he can't ignore it. He scrapes off the plaster and discovers mysterious doors--cupboards of all different shapes and sizes. Through one he sees a glowing room and a man strolling back and forth. Through another he sees only darkness and feels the cold sense that something isn't right. When his cousin Henrietta boldly travels into the worlds beyond the cupboards, it's up to Henry to follow her. Now that he's opened the doors, can he keep the evil inside from coming through?

Thomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge, but he never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! The night Tom's schoolteacher comes to dinner and asks Tom's mother to marry him, Tom slips out of the house and escapes down a nearby stream on a floating slab of packing foam. The night and stars lull Tom to sleep, and when he wakes, he has ridden his foam raft all the way to the ridge, where the stream dives underground. Flung over rapids and tossed through chasms, Tom finally hits shore, sore but alive. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge - a dog, a flashlight, a castaway, a tomb, and buried treasure - will answer questions he hadn't known to ask, and change his life forever. Now, if only he can find his way home again. . . .

In the grand tradition of "Robinson Crusoe," "Hatchet," and "Tom Sawyer," N. D. Wilson's first book for young readers is a remarkable adventure, a journey through the dark and back into the light.

READING LEVEL: 4.5 AR POINTS: 6.0
(Ages 8-12 yrs, Grades 3-7)

I'm 57 years old (well...almost) and I had a hard time following this story. What the heck? The way the author writes was a little confusing for me. I sure wouldn't advise parents to allow their 3rd grader to read this.

This story starts out all nice and chummy. Charlie Reynolds is the new 12-year-old kid in Taper, Florida, a town surrounded with mounds and sugar canes and marsh. He discovers a half-brother in the same school he is attending. His new step-dad becomes the new football coach when ol' Coach Willie dies. The football team has a tradition of chasing and catching and releasing rabbits that are forced out of the burning sugar cane fields. This is a competition showing the fastest kids on the team.

But, things suddenly turn all "night of the living dead" and evil spirits are tracking down kids and people who wander into those sugar cane fields. Whoa! The mother of those stinking living dead creatures from the marsh (who were former residents of Taper) needs to be fed don't you know. So, these evil spirits are having people turn on each other until the town is in total chaos. If they can create evil thoughts inside your head, then your game for their kill. Charlie Reynolds is the one who wants to find this motha' and kill her....

So, as you can tell, I don't think this is for the really young kids. I wouldn't give this to any of my grandkids to read.

I didn't like this one as much as the first one, [b:100 Cupboards|1661390|100 Cupboards|N.D. Wilson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186518979s/1661390.jpg|1656177], but I still enjoyed this immensely. It's a nice wrap up to the stray ends that were left from the first one. Action packed, and has you rooting for the main characters.

I was intrigued by the cover, so I picked it up on cd, and popped it into my cd player. I was amazed by the worlds that were created. I journeyed with Henry Yorke as he went through the cupboards, and as he discovered secrets about himself and his uncle. A wonderful book that makes me wish I had an attic full of cupboards in my house!

Good. A different perspective. A philosophy book for people who haven't studied philosophy (and perhaps for some who have). But entertaining and cleverly written. I recommend it to college students and people who think they are smarter than average.

N. D. Wilson wrote Death by Living to remind each of us that to truly live we must recognize that we are dying. The subtitle is “Life is meant to be spent,” and the tagline describes this as a “poetic portrait of faith, futility, and the joy of this mortal life.” (Poetic indeed.)

The crux of his message comes buried in Chapter 2: “If you think it, live it. If you don’t live it, you don’t really think it. You are not what you think (or what you think you think). You are not what you say you are. You are what you do.” Talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words.

I struggled to get through this book: I prefer books to be linear and organized, and Mr. Wilson seems to prefer the exact opposite. I enjoyed some of his phrasing as he recalled the tales of his grandparents, and for me his choice of stories seemed to match his intended goal. (He wrote in Chapter 2 that “stories are soul food” and nourish us as much as the physical food we eat.) But in the end I was left confused and had to struggle to make sense of the work as a whole. Were I to edit a digest of this I could easily reduce the book to a fraction of its size and still communicate his message.

If you’re interested in spending time indulging in a poetic, very non-linear book encouraging you to make the most of your life, this is the book for you. Otherwise, skip this book for something better. After all life is too short to waste on rambling, incoherent treatises.

Ready to be in awe? Ready to be challenged - taken out of the box - left in amazement? This would be great for a small group - - Me? I used it for home school! Yes, home school. I absolutely found N.D. Wilson a friendly personality. His unique way of posing and answering questions simply begins with the word "HOW?".

My children (ages 4 to 10) found it just as interesting. "In the Beginning was the Word" - and he then says "welcome into His poem, his play, his novel..with the pages flick your thumbs. This is His spoken World" Wow! What a way to capture interest and begin a movie. With this he begins to challenge the world view.

Thought provoking and challenging.

Thank you Thomas Nelson for this review copy.

Wilson’s style of writing is a unique. I almost put it down but glad I didn’t. There are gems sprinkled in here making it worthwhile. I enjoyed Wilson’s interaction with the philosophers and the way he casts every Christian’s life as a character in God’s story.

Creepy and confusing. I didn't really like it.

This was ok, but I kept thinking I should like it more--giant panthers, ghostly apparitions, maggot-infested wounds should pretty much keep the reader hooked, but I had trouble hanging on to the characters and what they were doing. I could understand the story but couldn't make myself care, instead wondering about other books that I could be reading instead, and that was disappointing.

children's fiction; suspense. This one takes a while to settle in, but after 50 pages or so you're hooked. Also be sure to catch the sequel, Dandelion Fire.

This was a fun read with an interesting story line. I always enjoy a story with magic and mystery and this definitely included those elements. I would certainly recommend the series to young readers and adults who like to read young adult and children's books. However, the characters did not hook me enough to make me want to run out to buy book 2.

This had a ridiculously slow start and just didn't feel very original or interesting to me on the whole. I guess it's hard to compete with Harry Potter. My son is interested in reading book two, but I've told him he'll have to read it to himself (this has been our family read).

I received this book as part of a blog tour promotional for N. D. Wilson's latest book, Death By Living. I was expecting DBL in the package, I was pleasantly surprised by Tilt-A-Whirl (henceforth referred to as TAW). But if you read my blog regularly, you know this already...

I know N. D. Wilson refutes the idea that he writes with a stream of consciousness style. I don't know if that's because people use it in a derogatory manner—I certainly do not use it that way. When I refer to stream of consciousness as a style I truly mean that,...

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I received this book as part of a blog tour promotional for N. D. Wilson's latest book, Death By Living. I was expecting DBL in the package, I was pleasantly surprised by Tilt-A-Whirl (TAW). But if you read my blog regularly, you know this already...

I dealt with the problem of N. D. Wilson and the Stream of Consciousness Writing Style in my review of TAW (published a couple of days ago). I stand by my remarks that this intentional maelstrom of description is deliberate and beautiful. He did not just barf up vocabulary words on a page, he sculpted a beautiful piece of literature.

I also give this piece...

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After his parents disappear, 12-year old Henry York is sent to live with an aunt and uncle he hasn't seen since he was 4. He doesn't wish his parents any harm....but he doesn't really want them to come back either. They are....odd. Henry has learned over the years that his upbringing has been strange and markedly different from other kids around him. He's learned to roll with it and through observation has found ways to fit in and make friends. But just as he arrives and starts to settle in at his relatives' house, he finds more strangeness. First there is the door to his grandfather's room. It's been locked up tight ever since he died two years before. And nothing seems to be able to open the door. Then there are the cupboards. Not the normal, sitting out in the open type cupboards. These have been plastered over in the attic where Henry sleeps. One night, he wakes up with plaster dust all over his bed....the cupboards are no longer covered. And Henry's life will never be the same.

One word sums up this delightful middle grade story: Magical. Just like the wardrobe in Narnia, the cupboards have the poiwer to connect to other worlds. Henry and his cousin Henrietta work together to discover the secrets behind their grandfather's door, and what lies beyond the cupboard doors. Just a lovely story! 100 Cupboards is the first book in a trilogy. Great introduction to a series! I can't wait to read the other books!

I listened to the audiobook version of 100 Cupboards. Narrated by Russell Horton, the audiobook is just under 6.5 hours long. Horton reads at a nice, even pace and has a clear understandable voice. I have hearing loss, but was able to clearly hear and understand him.

N.D. Wilson is the author of several other middle grade books including the Ashtown Burials series. 100 cupboards is the first book I read by Wilson. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series, and reading more of his other books!

I found this a slightly disappointing follow-up to [b: Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl|3428818|Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World|N.D. Wilson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492866977s/3428818.jpg|3469712]. It's hard to say why, but the latter book, in my recollection, had such a crisp beauty that I was awestruck, whereas this felt unevenly edited at times. And Notes had more of an inherent structure, whereas this was less linear by design, and I struggled with that.

Of course there are many wonderful passages that make it worth the read; I liked the Jerusalem essay especially. I like his joy.

I would recommend [b: A Small Cup of Light: A Drink in the Desert|23585351|A Small Cup of Light A Drink in the Desert|Ben Palpant|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473375805s/23585351.jpg|42120290] to fans of this book.

great read for fourth or fifth graders to read and immerse in the story.

Starts very strong. Hoping it doesn't get as tangled as Dandelion Fire. Stay tuned...