BOOKWEIRD

The first book in a Young Adult Trilogy from one of Canada's most original and acclaimed novelists.

Norman Jespers-Vilnius is just an average kid until he wakes up inside his favourite book, achieving the dream of all avid readers. His journey is not so simple, however, as he finds that his presence affects the action and causes problems for the protagonists. He struggles not only to escape the book, but to keep the plot moving in the right direction.

Along the way, in the Undergrowth Saga, he finds himself caught up in an epic battle between the animal kingdoms and forges a friendship with a future king. He returns home briefly, but the Bookweird grows stronger and begins to pull Norman into his family's books, mixing up plotlines and events along the way.

Norman tries to undo an act of violence in his sister's fantasy novel, and has to explain the appearance of a unicorn to some disgruntled policemen in his mother's favourite crime thriller. Can Norman put all of the plotlines back on track and return these fictional worlds to normal? Or will the Bookweird trap him in their pages forever?

With all of the intelligence and genre-defying creativity of his adult fiction intact, award-winning author Paul Glennon creates a fantastic universe that is sure to enchant readers of all ages.

Paul Glennon is the author of The Dodecahedron, or a Frame for Frames, which was a finalist for the 2006 Governor General's Award for fiction and was selected as one of The Globe and Mail's 100 Best Books of the Year. He lives in Ottawa where he works in the software industry.