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    Mesopo, by Eva Dietrich | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 9-12 Novels for Kids and Teens
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    Mesopo
    The Children’s Book Review

    Twelve-year-old Ankido is on a quest to save his missing father through the magical realm of Mesopo.

    “Vibrant characters and prose energize this literary adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews

    Mesopo Book Cover

    About the Book

    Mesopo Book Cover

    Mesopo

    Written by Eva Dietrich

    Illustrated by Ingrid Kallick

    Ages 9+ | 338 pages

    Publisher: Independently published | ISBN-13: 978-1731518217

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Ankido is on a quest to save his missing father through the magical realm of Mesopo.

    Mesopo is the land where all fantasy originates, a land whose words and language are in peril. Can Ankido save his father and restore all these words in time?

    It was a red velvet box, the size of a school book. Ankido lifted the lid, revealing an old-fashioned quill made out of a reed. It smelled remote and otherworldly. Ancient. And for a reason he couldn’t explain, everything felt all right for a moment.

    He thought he caught a sound flowing out of the quill, a word maybe. He wasn’t sure and he shook his head. This was ridiculous. No, he surely must have been mistaken. But there! There was the sound again. This time Ankido was sure of it.

    “Mesopo” … whispered in a way that slipped around the room like the warm breeze of the desert.

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    About the Author

    Eva Dietrich is the author of The Great Rainbow Hug (Le gros câlin arc-en-ciel, from Samir Editeur, 2011), recognized by La Revue Des Livres Pour Enfants in 2011 as their annual selection. Eva holds Masters’ Degrees in Children’s Literature from the University of Surrey, London, and Creative Writing from the Metropolitan University of Manchester, UK, and is the founder and director of Aladdin Books. She is equal parts Spanish and German, and currently resides in Madrid with her three kids, three dogs, two cats, three rabbits, and lots of hens.

    For more information, visit https://www.aladdin-books.com/

    Eva Dietrich

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    47 Comments

    1. Linda Gawthrop on April 1, 2021 6:09 am

      Got to love reading about a good quest!

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      My grandson loves to read and especially read fantasy. If I win, I’d give it to him. I know he’d love it!!

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    3. Heather Swanson on April 1, 2021 11:26 am

      A very inspiring story!

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      my nieces would love this book!

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      I would love this for my kids. They love birds.

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      I have a grand that would love this book!

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      great niece loves all kinds of book and I think she would enjoy this

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