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WELCOME TO FOO. Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds -- the real world and Foo, a place created at the at the... read more
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When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished.
Characters/People edit
- Leven Thumps: The Main Character. Grandson of the man who found a way out of Foo.
- Winter Frore: A girl Leven meets.
- Geth: Someone Leven meets.
- Clover Earnest: Someone Leven meets.
- Addy Graph: Leven's mother's half-sister. She is cruel and overworked. She is also Leven's guardian.
- Terry Hall: Addy's husband.
- Tim Tuttle: Winter's kind neighbor. He is a garbage collecter and is married with a two sons.
- Janet Frore: Winter's cold hearted mother who is lazy and obnoxious.
- Sabine: He is the bad guy. He also wants to rule reality.
- Jamoon: Sabines right hand man.
- Amilia Thumps: Leven's Grandmother.
Quotes edit
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“Impossible is not a word.”
Geth -
“it is a place where possibility is eternal...”
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“It was at least forty degrees above warm...the flags...looked like <they> had climbed up and tragically hung themselves.”
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never yearn for what was or what could have been. There’s no point in it. There is no moment more precious than the exact moment they are living.
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Ihaven’t seen your gift surface yet.” “A nit?”
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this is probably the beginning of a long sleepless night. It’s actually the beginning of much more than that. But, for now, all that’s important is that I’m Clover, or Cloe, or whatever. I answer to any of those. Of course, I would be fine with you labeling me something else entirely.”
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She would never be anything if she kept waiting for someone else to change things for her.
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“Do you want me to agree with you about that?”
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“Only if it’s true.”
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“You’re not asleep. Nope, in fact,
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Trees bent and writhed, whirling like pinwheels as the atmosphere pinched and pulled at them. Rooftops buckled and nature picked up huge handfuls of dirt and spastically flung them everywhere. Cats learned how to fly that evening,
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“I don’t understand,”
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“But now, I’m your burn.”
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Setting & Locations edit
- Foo: The world between Possible and Imposible.
- Germany: Where the Gateway to Foo is.
- Burnt Culvert Oklahoma: Leven's home town.
First Sentence edit
It was at least forty degrees above warm.
Table of Contents edit
The Beginning
1. A Relative of Foo: The Birth of Leven
2. A Cold Wind Blows In: The Arrival of Winter
3. Where Monsters Live
4. Geth
5. Fourteen Years Old
6. Hairy Situation
7. Lightning Strikes Twice
8. Everybody Please Remain Seated
9. Sabine's Rant
10. A Marked Target
11. Taking an Ax for the Home Team
12. Divide and Conquer
13. Realizing You Have Nothing
14. I Can See Clearly Now My Head Is Gnawed
15. Run Faster
16. Picked Out of a Crowd
17. Dirty Rotten
18. A Little Disappointed
19. Lift, Huck, and Listen
20. Fury by Design
21. We Felt the Earth Squirm Under Our Feet
22. Swallowed Whole and Alive
23. The Strength of Shadows
24. All Aboard
25. Leaving On a Midnight Train to Danger
26. Boats Are Too Slow and Planes Are Too Complicated
27. Closer
28. Blown Away
29. Physical Again
30. The Occidental Tourist
31. Foo
Glossary: Who's Who In Foo; The Order of Things
Glossary edit
- Lithen: Creatures whose lives are determined by fate.
- Sycophants: Helpers in the dream world.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 6 in Leven Thumps. (standard series)
Followed by Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1590383699
Page Count: 348
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1590383699
Page Count: 348
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.S62877 Le 2005
- Dewey: 22
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Children's Books
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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