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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–8—In this companion to Goblin Secrets (S & S, 2012), Kaile works hard in her parents' bakery/alehouse in a river city. On Inspection Day at the bakery, she allows a goblin and his troupe to perform in the public room and is given a bone flute. When she plays the instrument, she is separated from her shadow. No shadow, no life, according to her culture, and, despite her protests, there is a funeral for her the next d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2013
With no preamble, Alexander plops the reader right in the middle of Zombay, the setting of his National Book Award-winning Goblin Secrets. Neither a prequel nor a sequel, this tale is more of a companion piece, clearly proving that "there's always more than one story unfolding at once in a city." That city contains perhaps too many unexplained characters, such as Guards with gearworks substituting for body parts, ghouls, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
