THE LEGEND OF GREYHALLOW

An action-filled tale brimming with real-world and fantastical tensions.

Twelve-year-old Ainsley Galloway has moved to the town of Lowry with her parents and brother, 10-year-old Tobin. The area is the setting for the famous movie trilogy The Legend of Greyhallow, and Ainsley’s parents have bought long-missing director Ambrose Ripley’s mansion to renovate into an inn dedicated to its fantasy world. After Ainsley and Tobin are gifted a wooden box from a mysterious woman at the town’s Greyhallow-themed movie festival, they discover inside it a brass key that unlocks Ripley’s attic. The attic contains a magical projector, movie costumes, clapperboard, and more, transporting the duo into the world of Greyhallow. Only all is not well there, and the siblings must work to help the characters of the medieval fantasy setting while navigating between their world and ours—something that becomes especially critical as the line between the two blurs. This fun read artfully combines our reality with Greyhallow’s, allowing readers to explore Ainsley’s realistic relationship struggles with Charlotte, her best friend back home, and cheer her on as she spars with gargoyles and other magical creatures. Watching the siblings gain confidence as they solve puzzles both real and cinematic is satisfying, and fans of The Lord of the Rings and portal fantasies will find much to enjoy. Main characters present White; Charlotte is cued Korean American.

A delightful, engaging otherworldly adventure sure to charm.