FICTION

The Giant's Seat

by Dave BUTLER
352p. (The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie: Bk. 2). Knopf. Jun. 2017. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780553512991.
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Gr 4–7—The second installment in this series starts with Charlie Pondicherry getting abruptly separated from the ragtag team of friends who helped him through his first adventures. Captured by a cantankerous dwarf who insists on treating him more like an animal than a person, Charlie is forced to confront his identity as a mechanical boy, all while reeling from the death of his beloved father. Charlie escapes from the dwarf but is quickly launched from one escapade to the next as he tries to find a mysterious friend of his father's while evading the evil Iron Cog. Butler fashions a diverse world that reflects his intriguing ideas about what makes people different—and what can connect them. As in the first book, the abundance of characters and dialects may deter some readers.
VERDICT Fast-paced and thought provoking, this is recommended wherever the previous volume was popular.
Reviewed by Eliza Langhans, Hatfield Public Library, MA , Apr 01, 2017

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