Name: Hope Brockway's review of The Doldrums by Nicholas Gannon
Item: The Doldrums
Rating: 5
Author: Hope Brockway

Nicholas Gannon

Have you ever wanted to hold a little piece of the impossible? Lavishly illustrated in full color, The Doldrums is an extraordinary debut about friendship, imagination, and the yearning for adventure from author-artist Nicholas Gannon. A modern classic in the making, The Doldrums is for readers of inventive and timeless authors such as Brian Selznick and Lemony Snicket. Archer B. Helmsley wants an adventure. No, he needs an adventure. His grandparents were famous explorers . . . until they got stuck on an iceberg. Now Archer's mother barely lets him out of the house. As if that would stop a true Helmsley. Archer enlists Adelaide—the girl who, according to rumor, lost her leg to a crocodile—and Oliver—the boy next door—to help him rescue his grandparents. The Doldrums whisks us off on an adventure full of sly humor, incredible detail, and enormous heart. With approximately twenty pieces of breathtaking full-color artwork, as well as black-and-white spot illustrations, and gorgeous, literary writing, Nicholas Gannon proves himself to be a distinctive new voice with his middle grade debut. Be in it for the limitless imagination. For the characters who capture your heart. For the rich world you'll want to settle into. But most of all, be in it for the friendship. That, after all, is the true adventure.

The Doldrums

Hope Brockway

Sarah Sammis

Archer B. Helmsley longs for adventure. But how can he have an adventure when he can't even leave his house?

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Pela Kolsto

An easy read! I loved the writing and thought it was fun! The relationships between characters are truly amazing. I loved it!

Um so this book is magical and fun and totally reminds me of being a kid (which I guess is a good thing cause it's middle grade lol). 

I loved pretty much everything about this book (if you can't see from my rating lol). The characters were fun (though I would like to say that there didn't need to be so many mean adults), the world was whimsical, and this book was so full of adventure. 

To be fair, not a whole lot actually happened plot-wise (aka it was a little slow), but it kept me engaged throughout. Except for those action-packed chapters like the polar bear incident and other amusing happenings. 

It was just so fun. I don't think I've had this much fun reading a book in a while.

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