Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
I think I can sum up this book in one sentence — The Ice Queen meets Night at the Museum.
Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard’s father is famous for his knowledge of swords. This knowledge lands him a job helping a museum to set up their big display. Ophelia goes wandering around the museum and notices some things aren’t quite right. Neither her father nor her sister accept her stories about the museum — her deceased mother was quite the story teller, she’s clearly inherited that talent. But Ophelia meets a boy who convinces her that she must make it through the craziness that is the museum, otherwise the entire world could be in trouble.
I didn’t hate this book, but I didn’t love it either. I feel like I have seen it all before. Younger children who this book is targeted to might like it better than I have as it probably won’t feel like a repeat to them the way it did to me.
* Disclaimer: I received this book at no cost in order to review it. I offered no guarantee of a positive review, though I only request books I think I'll like because why read a book you think you’ll hate?
