TimeOutOfTime:BookOne:BeyondTheDoor

BeyondtheDoor,thefirstintheTimeOutofTimeduetfromMaureenDoyleMcQuerry,weavesacompellingcoming-of-agestorywithfantasyandmythology.WithhisloveoflearningandthegameofScrabble,TimothyJamesfeelsliketheonlypersonwhounderstandshimishisoldersister,Sarah,andhe’sfairlycertainnothinginterestingwilleverhappentohim.Butonenight,whilehisparentsandsisterareaway,thedooropens,andmythicalcreaturesappearinhisownlivingroom!Soon,amysteryofunparalleledproportionsbeginstounfold,revealinganage-oldbattleofLightagainstDark,andTimothymustembarkonaquesttopreventtheDarkfromcontrollingthefutureandchangingthepast.Buthecan’tcompletethequestalone.Timothyhastoteamupwithhissisterandtheschoolbully,Jessica,tofaceanancientevil,andintheprocess,thisunlikelytriodiscovertheyareeachmorethanmeetstheeye.PraiseforTimeOutofTimeSTARREDREVIEW"McQuerry’scompellingnarrativeracesforward,immersingthereaderinitslyricalmysteries."--Booklist,starredreview"McQuerrysmoothlyblendsadventure,coming-of-age,andmysterywithamythologicalworldwherespecialacademicandproblem-solvingtalentsarerequiredassetsratherthannerd-baitforbullies.Thecharactersarecharming,andthequirky,supernaturalgoodguysarecompassionateandforgiving."--VOYA"ApromisingstarttoafantasyseriesminestherichoreofCelticmythologyandpropelsayoungboyintocosmicbattle."--KirkusReviews"Asenseofwonderandworrypermeatesthenarrative,evocativeofTheDarkIsRisingortheworkofNeilGaiman,andthecliffhangerendingwillleavereadersclamoringformore."--PublishersWeekly"FantasyaddictswillfindplentytolikeinBeyondtheDoor,anditisbeautifullydesignedwithOghamcode(earlyIrishalphabet)atthebottomofthepagesforkidstodecipherwhiletheyarewaitingforthenextinstalment."--SchoolLibraryJournal