Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door, Bruce E Arrington
Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door, Bruce E Arrington
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Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door

Author: Bruce E Arrington

Narrator: Morgan Anvil

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2017

Synopsis

PDB: Okay, we’re here in the Pipe Dream Books Studios with— Troy: Say what? Josh: Not even. PDB: Oh yeah, sorry. I’m kind of new at this. Let me start over. Get my notes. Uh…okay, we are on..how do I describe this…place? Josh: A floating island. PDB: Yea, okay. We’re on an island in the sky, right? And we’re sitting in a meadow, on chairs that are...what are these made of, anyway? Josh: I don’t really know. The island just kind of makes them. Troy: Along with a lot of other things. Did you see that cool trampoline over there? PDB: Uh, no not yet. Okay, we are here to talk about you guys and your recent adventures. So Josh, how old are you? Josh: Fourteen. PDB: Tell us about yourself. Josh: Okay. Well, I live…my actual house near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I live there with my dad Chris, my mom Emily, and my sister, Candace. PDB: Okay, so what is this story about? Josh: Yea, well, I was in the swamp one day—that’s really part of our property, and I usually like to go there to fish, hang out with my dad or Troy, but this time I went by myself. So yeah, I canoe out to my favorite spot so I can sit back and relax. Take it easy. But then I see some things that are kind of weird. Troy: Really weird. Small midget wrinkled…things. PDB: Tell me more.Sorry folks, that's all the space we have for this description. But you can find all about the story by listening to the audiobook!

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 10, 2015

Free-wheeling teen fantasy Very much an unfettered middle grades fantasy framed in a soft SF context, in Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door young teen imagination runs wild. Bruce Arrington does an impressive job of writing from and for the perspective of a fourteen year-old Josh Anvil. The story is set......more

Goodreads review by Pearson on May 27, 2014

Imagination in search of a story Title: Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door Author: Bruce E. Arrington Genre: Children's Fantasy Length: 100,000 words (estimated) Reviewer: Pearson Moore Rating: 2 stars Josh Anvil and the Cypress Door contains humor, a likeable protagonist, and imaginative scenarios. Roughly 6......more

Goodreads review by S.J. on April 04, 2013

Josh Anvil, the 14-year-old Louisianan who is the hero of this middle-school fantasy, is a boy with a serious case of dyslexia and some very special skills. Initially, his skill is in storytelling in a group of his peers (boys only) who meet to compete. After a near fatal accident and mysterious enc......more

Goodreads review by Gillian on July 29, 2013

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest, nonreciprocal review of a colleague's novel. This fantasy novel follows the adventures of 14-year-old Josh who, along with the usual trial and tribulations of being a teenager, develops mysterious powers after an encounter with alien bein......more

Goodreads review by Loralee on April 02, 2019

Josh Anvil is a likable protagonist who mysteriously gains strange powers and uses those to help his friends, and get out of difficult situations. Because he basically has whatever power he wants when he wants it, there isn't much conflict in the story, no solid story goal, and I would have preferre......more

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