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In the style of Lemony Snicket’s Baudelaire orphans, the keyholders work cooperatively to solve the mysteries that they encounter. Luke, Natalie and Penny live in Morgantown and were just normal kids playing, going to school and having fun. Quite by accident, they discovered the land of magic that exists just beyond their city’s border, and they are commissioned to be the keyholders of that border. This means that it is their responsibility to help Mr. Leery keep the magic elements from leaking over into the human realm.
Luke has a magic assistant, Dracula the small dragon, who is bonded to him for life. Natalie’s link to the magic world is a rat named Buttercup, and Penny’s link is a unicorn named Kirin. Each of the links is bonded to their humans so that whatever happens to the human affects the link.
When the three begin to observe very strange happenings with the faculty in their school, they unite to discover what can be done to explain the strange behaviors. Luke uses his mathematical prowess, Natalie her special “sensing abilities,” and Penny her knowledge of books from all the reading she does. Together, they will discover why the teachers have been assigning so much extra homework, why the cafeteria workers serve unidentifiable food for lunch, and why all the stores in town are closed.
The Boggart Queen is at it once again, trying to take over the natural world and rule it as she does the magic world. But the magical powers of the queen are no match for the three young keyholders when they join forces. This is a delightful tale about school and teachers within a series that holds much interest for the elementary crowd just beginning to read chapter books. This is an important addition to elementary library collections.
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Keyholders #4: The Wrong Side of Magic