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Keywords

Dependable, Intermediate, Lindsay Cummings, Magic, Friendship

Document Type

Book Review

Abstract

Eleven-year-old Albert Flynn spends his summers with his father and grandfather in Wyoming. When he is asked to deliver a letter to a hermit in the middle of the woods, he discovers that his postal worker father is actually a professor in a strange land in the center of the earth. In the Core, children from around the world are taught to keep balance in realms that are connected to Earth. As each child agrees to become a Balance Keeper, they obtain a white tile that gives them a superpower to assist them. However, Albert’s tile is black and does not seem to give Albert any powers. As Albert and his teammates—Birdie and Leroy—prepare to battle the elements to restore balance in the Calderon realm, Albert learns that his tile has the power to take on attributes of other tiles. Albert’s team places first in the competitions to earn the right to enter the realms in case of emergency. The next morning, the Balance Keepers’ First Unit is declared missing, and Albert’s father along with them. Albert, Birdie, and Leroy enter Calderon and succeed in both restoring balance to the realm and rescuing Albert’s father and the First Unit. The trio returns to their homes with the promise of returning to the Core the following summer.

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