Before I get to a review of one of the best books I read this year…
At 4pm today (EST), you can join me today for a TWITTER PARTY for Bruce’s Hale’s book, Playing With Fire (School for Spies Book 1 – my review of this fun and exciting adventure story will be coming soon)!!!
The chat is moderated by @DisneyHyperion (Mr. Hale’s twitter name is @storyguy1 and my twitter name is @ThisKid_Erik).
Mr. Hale will be answering questions about being an author and writing and publishing. Disney Hyperion will also ask Mr. Hale to summarize his book in one tweet!
I’m looking forward to that! 
Look for hashtag #PlayingWithFire! Hope to see TWEET you there!
Momo by Michael Ende
240 pages – ages 12+Published by McSweeney’s McMullens Anniversary Edition edition on August 13, 2013
Synopsis
Momo is a young orphan girl living by herself in an abandoned amphitheater who has many friends from town because Momo listens.
Momo is so good at listening that people from town come to tell her their troubles and Momo makes them feel good again.
Momo also helps kids imagine. But it all changes when the “gray men” come to town and start to convince the townspeople to “save” time by doing things very quickly.
In reality, everyone who agrees loses time and becomes super grumpy! No one visits Momo anymore except for the kids, who have nowhere else to go.
Momo realizes she must save everyone from the gray men.
Momo by Michael Ende – Our Review
This edition of Momo is a 40th-anniversary edition (just released yesterday!) and it is a MUST READ book.
The plot of this book is very unlike anything I’ve read. It is unique and fun to read. I love Master Hora, the guy in charge of keeping time going. He’s cool.
I like the idea of gray men as bad guys. They are really creepy. Momo is a great character. I like her “power!” I wish I had a power like that.
I love the adventure in this book! I really like Cassiopeia, Master Hora’s turtle, which can see exactly 30 minutes into the future and she can also “talk” by having letters appear on her shell to spell out sentences. I find that very cool.
The illustrations scattered through the book are awesome. I like the last picture – Cassiopeia showing two words that appear only to the readers – The End!
I give this book 5 out of 5 book worms!