Secret Origins (Story Thieves #3)

by James Riley (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Story Thieves
Bethany travels to a new fictional world to rescue her father in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves--which was called a "fast-paced, action-packed tale" by School Library Journal--from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.

Owen and Bethany have sworn off jumping into books for good. But they didn't make any promises about not jumping through strange portals that lead to a comic book world.

Jupiter City was once filled with brightly costumed superheroes and villains, but nowadays, there's nothing left but the Dark. Even the villains are terrified of the Dark's shadows, and most of the heroes have either disappeared or been lost to mind control. The one hero who might have stopped all of this, Doc Twilight, has been imprisoned by the Dark.

But who is Doc Twilight really? And how can Bethany and Owen defeat the Dark without superpowers of their own? They'll definitely need the help of some old friends and new allies to bring the light back to Jupiter City, and find out the truth behind the Dark.

It all comes back to Bethany's own secret origins. What really happened when her fictional father disappeared years ago? Who is Nobody, and why is he writing these Story Thieves books? And what kind of supervillain name is The Rotten Banana?
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Kirkus

A literary hall of mirrors, with plenty of thrills and laughs to keep “nonfictionals” in the game.

School Library Journal

Gr 4-6--Bethany and Owen have sworn not to go into the fictional world anymore. It is dangerous, and the evil Nobody, the man without a face, has threatened them if they come back. But when Bethany discovers a mysterious man watching her house, she is determined to track him down and find out why. And she just needs a few tools from the fictional world to help her. When Bethany and Owen arrive at the man's house, they find a portal into a comic book world and several superheroes and supervillains, one of whom just might be Bethany's dad. Riley doesn't disappoint in this thrilling continuation of the series. VERDICT Full of pithy puns, plays on words, and lots of action, this latest installment is sure to please fans.--Terry Ann Lawler, Burton Barr Library, Phoenix

Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
James Riley
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.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481461252
Lexile Measure
720
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
January 17, 2017
Series
Story Thieves
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV047000 - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Library of Congress categories
Characters in literature
Characters and characteristics in literature
Adventure and adventurers
Magic
Adventure stories
Books and reading
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
Comic books, strips, etc
Superheroes
JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Gener
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories

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