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You Are the Boss of This Book!

by Josh Lieb

Choose your way through Melvin’s castle

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Choose your way through Melvin’s castle

A dark, stormy night and a mysterious castle set the stage for a reader-directed adventure. Melvin the magician offers choices that lead toward surprises involving time travel, shape-shifting, dragons—and the much-discussed tarantula. The book’s interactive format puts the reader in charge of what happens, making each decision part of the story and inviting exploration of different fantastical possibilities. Its comic premise turns choosing into the central activity, with the castle’s odd hazards keeping the options in view.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 who enjoy interactive stories and making choices as they read.
  • Young readers interested in comic fantasy elements such as magic, dragons, and shape-shifting.
  • Readers who like revisiting a book to explore different possibilities.

Themes

Reader choice and agencyInteractive storytellingFantasy and magicHumor

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Book overview

In this laugh-out-loud funny picture book, you--yes YOU, reader--are the boss of what happens . . . but choose wisely and don't get tricked!

It's a dark and stormy night when you enter a mysterious castle. Melvin the magician greets you with an all-important question: Would you rather...eat a pizza or hug a tarantula? Think carefully, because Melvin's castle is full of surprises. Time travel? Shape-shifting? Dragons? Only one thing's for sure: the power is in your hands. And so is--wait, is that the tarantula?! NEVER choose the tarantula!

This hilarious, interactive story will draw in even the most reluctant readers with its wacky twists and turns, demanding to be reread again and again to explore every fantastical possibility.
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