Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Th..., Simon Van Booy
Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Th..., Simon Van Booy
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Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things

Author: Simon Van Booy

Narrator: Miriam Margolyes

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2017


Synopsis

Award-winning author Simon Van Booy introduces readers to a magical, whimsical world, perfect for fans of Circus Mirandus and Serafina and the Black Cloak.

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.

About The Author

Simon Van Booy is the best-selling author of seven books of fiction, and three anthologies of philosophy. He has written for the New York Times, the Financial Times, NPR, and the BBC. He enjoys building robots, model airplanes, and off-road vehicles—which he likes to crash. He has an impressive umbrella collection, a Bowler hat, and carries a green thermos of tea everywhere. His books have been translated into many languages. In 2013, he founded Writers for Children, a project which helps young people build confidence in their literary abilities through annual awards.Raised in rural Wales and England, Simon currently lives between Brooklyn and Miami with his wife, daughter, Robot Rabbit Boy, and a fully-grown sheep.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucas

Got hold of an ARC and couldn't put it down from page one. Really funny, action-packed, and educational--I learned how a mathematician thousands of years ago figured out the circumference of the earth using shadows and a piece of string. I like Van Booy's other books, and his first middle-grade nove......more

How exciting and wonderful it is to find out that there lies a place where your long lost forgotten precious toy or pen or book or anything has been just laying around. Now I’m certain that lost things deserve realm of their own and be return someday to save human ignorance. Gertie Milk and Keeper of......more

Goodreads review by Angie

A young girl washes up on a beach with no idea who she is or where she is. The name Gertie Milk is written on her nightgown so that must be her. The island is a strange one as Gertie soon learns. She is found by Kolt and discovers she is a new Keeper of Lost Things and the island is Skuldark which e......more

Goodreads review by Erik

I normally wouldn't read a Middle Grade book, but I'm big fan of Van Booy's writing so this was going to happen. I wish I'd read more books like this when I was much younger. It was educational without being overbearing. It was philosophical without being preachy. And it was well-written without com......more


Quotes

"Wildly clever and entertaining, Gertie Milk is a timeless adventure that readers will never forget."
Gregory Funaro, New York Times bestselling author of Alistair Grim’s Odditorium 

“A gorgeous book that’s delightfully deep and outrageously good fun. I'm completely smitten with all the characters, especially brave, precocious Gertie! A funny, wise, rollicking adventure—just perfect!”
—Karen Foxlee, author of Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

"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." 
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