Story Thieves by Riley, James

A hilarious, action-packed New York Times bestselling series launches with a story-within-a-story, from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.

Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world's homework and chores.

But everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen--his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. It turns out Bethany's half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.

Bethany can't let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owen's favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and he'll never say a word. Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her father...

...Or it might just destroy the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, reveal Bethany's secret to the entire world, and force Owen to live out Kiel Gnomenfoot's final (very final) adventure.

Author: James Riley
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 01/20/2015
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.39h x 5.76w x 1.35d
ISBN: 9781481409193
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 173511 / Story Thieves


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 106
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2014
Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 57
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 98 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
James Riley lives in Virginia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time, Story Thieves, Revenge of Magic, and Once Upon Another Time series.