I really enjoyed this book. It's a real page turner! Of course you cringe as the puddlejumpers steal Shawn from his widowed father. The imagery is convincing and at times I even felt a bit claustrophobic as they go underground. The strongest image I am left with is of the troggs...their smelly description, piling all kinds of horrible odors on top of rotting potatoes, made me wince. I think kids will be able to relate to Ernie's misunderstood existence in the boy's home and his fear of doing what he knows he has to do. Highly recommended! The main character is introduced to us as a baby and this is when he first encounters the Puddlejumpers. The relationship between the baby and Puddlejumpers lasts for about the first 1/3 of the book. Since neither characters speak English there is almost no dialogue in this section of the book. When we are introduced to the character again at an older age, I've found that I don't really care about this character or even this book.
It was so good! I loved it, but the end just wasn't what I wanted and it disappointed me.
—annabell
I thought it was creative and it was a pretty good read
—skydog14880
What a cute little story!
—Aika
GO BOOK #200!!!!!
—tsellers
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—Jerry
