![]() ![]() ![]() But is it possible to recapture a life that is lost? His long journey through the land where the nightmares of stories come to life teaches him some lessons about the complexities of a life fully lived. He just wants his stepmother and little brother to go away. When he hears the voice of his mother calling to him, David hopes that his life can somehow return to the way it was before her supposed death. He hears that the king of the land has a magical book that may be the key, but the path to the castle is long and treacherous. He immediately must try to stay alive against all kinds of chilling fairy-tale threats even as he tries to find a way back home. On one scary day, he ends up in another world entirely, one that is populated with all sorts of characters much like those in stories he’s read. As time passes, he begins hearing his books whispering to him, he has strange “fits” and then he sees a “Crooked Man” in his home. He retreats more into the world of his books, a pastime he shared with his mother. David cannot accept that there is a new woman in his mother’s place and doesn’t feel a connection to his half-brother. ![]() His mourning is compounded by his father’s remarriage and the addition of a baby boy. After David’s mother dies, the 12-year-old feels alone and angry. ![]()
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