Middle Grade Audio Review: The Book of Lost Things
Title: The Book of Lost Things (Mister Max, Book I) Author: Cynthia Voigt; read by Paul Boehmer Publisher: Listening Library, 2013. Original Alfred A. Knopf, 2013, 374 pages. Source : Library (digital resources) Publisher's Summary: Max Starling's theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife's acting skills, a fortune only his family knows is metaphorical), but more than anything he likes to have adventures. Max Starling's equally theatrical mother is not a boaster but she enjoys a good adventure as much as her husband. When these two disappear, what can sort-of-theatrical Max and his not-at-all theatrical grandmother do? They have to wait to find out something, anything, and to worry, and, in Max's case, to figure out how to earn a living at the same time as he maintains his independence. This is the first of three books, all featuring the mysterious Mister Max. My Rev...