THE LOST WONDERLAND DIARIES

Kate Reading and Kyla Garcia combine their remarkable talents to narrate this delightful middle-grade fantasy. As the story begins, Garcia skillfully captures the real-world setting in which the story's two protagonists meet and bond, despite their respective challenges and differences. Celia is a dyslexic who recoils from books but is impressively adept at math and logic. Tyrus is a wordsmith who loves reading and is passionate about fantasy. When they unwittingly plummet into Wonderland, a precarious balance between the real and the imaginary unites them, strengthening their friendship. In this fantastic realm, Reading takes up the narration. Expertly voicing the numerous extraordinary inhabitants who try to help or hinder the heroes' topsy-turvy quest to save Wonderland and return home, she provides marvelous characterizations that thoroughly enhance this uniquely engaging work. S.A.A. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2020]