What a gripping, original story! Instantly, I knew Xavier was a narrator who was going to be plum fun to read. Having a completely unrelatable story be told by someone so likeable and relatable is a stroke of genius. This story really makes you stop and think about what we are born into and how our beliefs are shaped by our exposures, and it makes you consider what YOU would do if one day you woke up in this strange new world.
Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel, (List Price: $19.99, Scholastic Press, 9781546158202, June 2025)
Reviewed by Mandy Martin, Novel. in Memphis, Tennessee