The Paper Museum by Kate S Simpson

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In a world where paper is obsolete and magic is all but forgotten, Lydia has moved into the Paper Museum with her Uncle Lem following the disappearance of her parents. Convinced the key to finding them lies in the museum's book collection, Lydia spends her days digitally scanning her way through the museum's library. But when Uncle Lem is called away and her Uncle Renald is put in charge of the museum, Lydia's scanning project comes to an abrupt halt. Uncle Renald takes her are reader mdash, the personal device that everybody uses for reading, shopping, messaging, and more mdash, but not before Lydia makes a desperate attempt at filing a missing persons report for her parents. The report activates a countdown, and now with nothing but a secret typewriter in her dogwood fort and a cryptic message, Lydia has thirty days to find her parents and stop the mayor from commandeering the museum. Otherwise, both her family home and the Paper Museum itself will be reassigned to someone else. With are readers on the fritz and the town descending into chaos, Lydia needs to find her parents before the Paper Museum mdash, and her parents mdash, are lost for good. The Paper Museum is a story of family and friendship with a hint of magic.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 8-12 years
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Dimensions- 5.7" W x 8.3" H x 1" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- Union Square Kids, Publication date- 09/20/2022
    • Page count- 256
    • ISBN- 9781454943839

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3 years ago
from New England

perfect reading for the pre-teen, as well as paren

In reading The Paper Museum, it is hard to imagine it being the author's first book. The story has such a colorful introduction and flowing plot development that the reader feels at home with the characters immediately This book is perfect reading for the pre-teen, as well as parents. The story contains a good balance of mystery, suspense, intrigue and humor, all portrayed simply and clearly. Many chapters end on exciting cliffhangers, which will certainly encourage the young reader to want to continue to the next chapter. The ending is presented in a timely manner it and neatly complements the entire story in an interesting and clever way. Overall, a very good read and highly recommended, especially for the young reader

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3 years ago
from boston, ma

So good!

I read this with my 12-year-old son and we both loved it. Plenty of action, good twists and likeable characters that anyone can relate to. I can't wait for the sequel!

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3 years ago

Interesting topic, but not well fleshed out

When will books become extinct? I think we’ve kinda reached this point in some ways with our reliance on technology. But Simpson has built a world where paper is obsolete and the whole world relies on machines for everything, even to make food. Lydia is the heroine of the story, and she lives in The Paper Museum, where every book and scrap of paper is displayed, with her Uncle Lem after her parent’s disappearance. She’s desperate to find her parents, so she files a missing persons report which gives her thirty days to find her parents or The Paper Museum and her family home will be reassigned to someone else. Lydia was in a lot of ways an interesting heroine. She’s fascinated with all the books in the museum, and it’s interesting to hear about the books from her perspective. However, I had a hard time getting into her character. I didn’t dislike her, but I wasn’t invested in her. All the other characters were also not very engaging. The plot of the story was similar. I didn’t dislike anything in particular, but I was not very interested in it. It didn’t hold my attention. I thought it was fascinating to learn about this sci-fi world, but I feel like it wasn’t fleshed out enough. I would have loved to learn more about how exactly things worked, but since it was told from a first person point of view, the author couldn’t explain things too much. This is a clean story about the importance of friends and family that is perfect for middle schoolers. It’s not too long, and even though it’s dysoptain, it’s not scary at all. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher through Netgalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion, a positive review was not required.

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