SFF

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

Tor.com. (Wayward Children, Bk. 9). Jan. 2024. 160p. ISBN 9781250848505. $22.99. FANTASY
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Following Lost in the Moment and Found, Antsy is now a student at Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children. She is one of many students who have left the other worlds discovered when they went through doors, many hoping to find a way back to those magical places as this world does not really have a place for them anymore either. Antsy’s ability to find anything is soon discovered, and the question is asked: Could Antsy find someone’s door again? Faced with demands from the school’s mean girl, Antsy escapes with several friends to try to find their way back to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go to ensure that promises of the truth made are being kept. The lands they travel through will reveal sharp memories and happy results, as some students will find their lives forever changed. McGuire continues to explore the various characters introduced through the series, and readers must once again say goodbye to some.
VERDICT The ninth book of the “Wayward Children” series once again peels back the innocence and depths of desires and the need to belong somewhere. This delightful portal fantasy will stick in readers’ hearts.
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