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13-year-old Tick receives a mysterious letter than unlocks worlds of possibilities (literally). If he can solve the 12 riddles and figure out the magic words, then he will reveal something extraordinary. He just doesnt know what that extraordinary event will be. Determined to reach the final clue, he meets some very strange people, including Master George and Mistress Jane, and makes some important friends along the way.
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3 primary booksThe 13th Reality is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by James Dashner.
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This book is the first in a new fantasy series that explores the possibilities of alternate realities and how things might develop differently depending on a series of circumstances. It also includes lots of puzzles and riddles, but in a way that makes sense through the storytelling. They flow naturally as part of the plot.[return][return]I especially appreciated the focus on family, though it did seem that Tick's parents were a little too accepting of all that was happening at times. Still, it was a nice change of pace to read a fantasy novel with a protagonist whose parents are both still alive, together, and involved in his life. Having involved family in a story creates a completely different dynamic than having an absent family (through either disinterest or death), and it tends to complicate matters, often in a delightful–at least for readers–way.