Middle-Grade / Holiday
Date Published: 10-20-2023
Publisher: Mapleton Press
Ever since Dexter and Dougal’s mom passed away, life has been different—but things take a whole new turn when a shooting star turns out to be a creature from outer space! Gobbledy is a fun-filled holiday story that adds up to two brothers, three friends, unlimited jars of peanut butter, a ketchup factory, and one little alien far, far from home.
Praise for Gobbledy
“Hugely entertaining as well as emotionally moving.”
―Kirkus Reviews
“This charming alien-in-the-attic story boasts engaging characters, witty storytelling, and a furry little beast that will eat anything, all wrapped up in a warm holiday package.”
―Booklife
“A delightfully entertaining novel by an author with a genuine flair for originality ..."
―Midwest Book Review
“This novel’s generous heart won me over from the get-go.”
―John Gregory Brown, acclaimed author of A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
“The Wonder Years meets A Christmas Story meets E.T. in this magical novel with dialogue that snaps, crackles, and pops, and a narrative that skips, jumps, and hops from one delightful surprise after the other. Young adults and old adults alike will love the adventures that await inside these pages.”
―Cathy Smith Bowers, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, and South Carolina Authors’ Hall of Fame Inductee
“Gobbledy is a novel for the ages. If I were you, I’d gather the family and read it together.”
―My Bookish Bliss
I am promoting this book for RABT Book Productions. I've read the book and it is fantastic so I had to add my previously written review...
My Review...
I had the most fun! I loved Science Fiction as a kid. Still do. The kind that could be real, but well...not really. The kind of Sci-fi that you could picture. Be a part of. That’s what Gobbledy is.
It’s a story that has many aspects of real life today. Doing
your homework, doing your chores, traveling to your grandparent’s lake house IF
you are good. But then in the midst of this real-life humdrum stuff comes
Gobbledy. He changed lots of lives. He’ll change yours if you read this book.
The Library of Congress lists this as at the 10- to
13-year-old reading level. I thought it was delightful, and I am most certainly
not young anymore:) Depending on a child’s reading level it could be read by a
younger child or read with a young child. It’s exciting and yet there isn’t one
possible word or action you would have to worry about your child reading. The
reason for the wide age range is that it’s such a good story. It’s something
that could hold almost anyone’s attention. It has good guys, bad guys, humor
(lots of wonderful humor) and characters you can almost picture whether it’s
the dad or the kids. Or...the Gobbledy.
Lis Anna Langston has several books published within this 10
to 16+ year reading span. We can only wish she’s writing more as we speak.
About the Author
Hailed as “an author with a genuine flair for originality” by Midwest Book Review and “a loveable, engaging, original voice…” by Publishers Weekly, Lis Anna-Langston was raised along the winding current of the Mississippi River on a steady diet of dog-eared books.
You can find her any day of the week in the wilds of South Carolina plucking stories out of thin air.
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