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Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth

Libby Lost and Found

A Novel

by Stephanie Booth

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  • Oct 2024, 400 pages
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Kathleen M. (Mesa, AZ)

Quirky and Charming with a Little Bit of Angst
Libby Weeks is the author of a children's fantasy series, known as F.T. Goldhero.. Peanut Bixton, age 11, a passionate follower of these very intricate stories and lets everyone know it. Now, I'm not a fan of fantasy books but that's ok because this book is contemporary fiction about the two main characters and their desire to get the last book of the series written. The point of view is through the ever-busy minds of these two main characters. Both characters are unique and quirky in their own ways. They both have their own set of complications and anxieties to overcome. The plot is mainly about those. Themore
Diane Y. (Rio Rancho, NM)

Such a beautiful book
I loved this book because it is a book about books, which is a favorite theme of mine. The characters were diverse, each with their own specific issue/problem that they were facing. The way their stories diverged and came together by the end was touching and satisfying.

I was very impressed with how the author had "a story within a story" going on throughout the book. The beloved fictional children's series portrayed in this novel was detailed and its characters themselves flesh out, similar in character to the world J.K. Rowling created in her Harry Potter series.

What touched my heart about this novel was themore
Stephanie M. (Dallas, TX)

Libby Lost & Found
This was overall a good read - did it in one sitting. The premise is great - another trying to finish the last book in her series discovers she has Alzheimer's which is interfering with her ability to complete the ending. Thus, the need to find a ghost writer. The ultimate choice is a surprise and it puts Libby on a plane to meet the writer and, in a surprise twist, an adoptive family and love. Some of the writing was a bit disjointed and it felt like there was some missing content, but, then again, it could have been the author's premise of Alzheimer's. It may have been a technique to make the reader feel themore
Keri P. (Momence, IL)

Well written
This is a well written book along similar lines such as Ove or Brit-Marie was here. I didn't like it as well as I'd hoped but the writing kept me going all the way through. I am definitely willing to read more by this author.
Carole C. (Willow Street, PA)

Libby Lost and Found: Imagination Magnified
Many authors have, at times, suffered Writer's Block, but not in the way Libby Weeks, the creator of an outrageously successful series of children's books about the Falling children, has. Libby, only in her early forties, has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Now her rapidly failing memory is rendering her incapable of finishing the sixth and final book which will save the Falling children from the diabolical magic of The Unstopping, a villain in Libby's books --the outcome which thousands of fans await. Written under the name of F. T. Goldhero to protect shy Libby's identity, the books create moremore
Christine P. (Essex Junction, VT)

Libby Lost and Found
I'm not much of a fantasy fan, but this book sounded like fun and I thought I'd give it a try. I was not disappointed. As others have said, it was a roller coaster of a ride that included dementia, family dynamics, friendship and real life challenges. Libby, who is an author struggling with dementia, establishes a relationship with an eleven year old fan, Peanut, who helps her navigate and come to terms with her inability to write. Together they create a path forward that is full of twists and turns and keeps the reader entertained until the end. A good summer read and escape.
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Gail B. (Albuquerque, NM)

Adult Fantasy or YA?
Three stories in one: Libby Weeks, suffering from anxiety and Alzheimer; the Falling Children series by F.T. Goldhero, the mysterious author; the Bixton family with brilliant daughter Peanut--all dysfunctional. Once I accepted the premise that Libby has dementia and writer's block, the book was easier to understand. But who is its audience? Young Adult with too much "language"? Or Adult Fantasy?

So much cruelty, beginning with a publisher driven by profit at the expense of its author; friendless eleven year old Peanut, damaged at birth but brilliant; a school teacher, more childish than her students; pre-teenmore
Laurie S., Minneapolis, MN

Libby Lost and Found: Reality vs. Imagination
Libby Weeks is the anonymous author of a famous series of children's books, similar in type to Harry Potter. The final book in the series is in the process of being completed when Libby is diagnosed with an early onset and quick progressing form of dementia. Her condition prevents her from completing the final book for all the fans of the Falling Children series.

Peanut Bixton, the 11 year old superfan of the series, knows all of the books by heart. She finds comfort in reading and rereading the books. The Falling Children series is her only lifeline in the confusing and anxiety-riddled world of junior highmore
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