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When twelve-year-old Gertie Milk washes up on the island of Skuldark, she finds that all of her memories are gone. Home to helpful Slug Lamps, delicious moonberries, and a ferocious Guard Worm, the island is full of oddities, including a cozy cottage containing artifacts from every corner of history.
It is there that Gertie discovers she has been chosen as the next Keeper of Lost Things, tasked with the mission of returning objects to history’s most important figures right when they need them most. With the help of a time machine disguised as a vintage sports car and the guidance of her fellow Keeper, Kolt, Gertie dodges an elephant army in ancient Alexandria, crashes a 1920s flapper party, and battles a ruthless Zhou Dynasty king.
But soon, Gertie encounters an enemy that threatens everything the Keepers stand for: The Losers, villains who don't want to keep order but destroy it. Now, Gertie must uncover the truth of her own past if she wants to stop the Losers and set history back in place.
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Release date
October 3, 2017 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780448494609
- File size: 1504 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780448494609
- File size: 1616 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.6
- Lexile® Measure: 840
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 4-5
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Reviews
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August 1, 2017
Gr 4-6-Gertie has suddenly washed up on shore and doesn't know where or who she is. The only reason she knows her name is because it's sewn onto her shirt...if it is indeed her shirt. Soon after she meets Kolt, the only other human on the island. Kolt tells Gertie that she is on the island of lost things, and they are both caretakers of those lost things. Kolt begins teaching Gertie the ways of a Keeper when things take a turn for the worst. The enemy of the Keepers shows up and it's up to Gertie to choose which side is the right one. Booy offers a story that explores good, evil, and those gray areas. Readers learn along with Gertie about this new world, which drives the pacing and suspense. VERDICT This appealing and accessible adventure story is a supplemental purchase for larger collections.-Rena Gibson, Ralph Ellison Library, Oklahoma City
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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September 15, 2017
Grades 4-6 Though so much of a set-up volume that it ends before the villain even arrives, Van Booy's first novel for young readers features both an unusually promisingif not exactly uniquepremise and a cast replete with delightful scene-stealers. Washed ashore with no knowledge of her identity aside from the Gertie Milk embroidered on her nightgown, a child with a large facial birthmark meets Kolt, an excitable gent who tells her that, like him, she is a Keeper of Lost Things, charged with returning historically significant items that have been misplaced down the ages. Along the way, Gertie bonds with Robot Rabbit Boy, an abandoned AI pet with a limited vocabulary ( Dollop! Eggcup! ) and a useful ability to shoot laser blasts from its cute button nose. A climactic dustup with Losers, (supposed) villains out to save humanity from itself by making sure that Lost Things stay lost, leads to stunning revelations about Gertie's origins, and also hints of future Keeper business that will leave readers eager to see more of this tumultuous trio in action.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.) -
July 1, 2018
When twelve-year-old Gertie wakes up on the island of Skuldark, she discovers that her mission is now to travel through time returning missing items to famous people from the past; she also becomes caught in a bizarre battle between good and evil. There's a modicum of offbeat charm, but this fantasy is overstuffed with weird names and tedious explanations while devoid of internal logic.(Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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