Liesl & Po by @OliverBooks

Title: Liesl & Po
Author: Lauren Oliver
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: October 4th

Liesl’s cruel stepmother, Augusta, keeps her locked in her attic bedroom. Lonely and grieving for her recently deceased father, Liesl is surprised one evening by Po, a ghost who suddenly materializes in her room. The two become fast friends, and it is because of Po that Liesl is able to escape from her attic room and embark on a journey to bury her father’s ashes beside those of her mother. However, because of a mix-up at the undertaker’s, the box that Liesl carries does not contain her father’s ashes. Instead, it contains the most powerful magic in the world. And the alchemist who created that magic desperately wants it back.

Review:

Liesl & Po is a great book. Part one catches the reader in a magnificent mixture of emotions that touches your heart with the loss of a mother and father and the meanest  of all which is Liesl’s stepmother.

Liesl is a girl with no mother or father and a terrible stepmother.  One who  locks Liesl in the attic bedroom for THIRTEEN MONTHS and had the servants that she hired with Liesls fathers money walk up 3 flights of stairs with a tray of food and a drink.

While Liesl was locked in the attic she had company from a ghost on the Other Side where Liesl’s father was but not her mother. The ghosts name is Po and he and his pet, Bundle, come to visit Liesl . Liesl asked Po to deliver a message saying “I love and miss you”. Po says he will do it in exchange of one Liesl’s drawings.

There is more to part one just you will have to read the book when it comes out this a terrific book I can’t wait to read the rest.

What others are saying about LIESL & PO…

“With nods to Dahl, Dickens, the Grimms, and even Burnett, the author has made something truly original.”

Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Classic fairy tale elements weave throughout this spirited, old-fashioned adventure. [Liesl & Po] testifies to the power of friendship and generosity to conquer greed and depression.”

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“With her third book, Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall; Delirium) creates another highly original world, this one for middle-grade readers.”

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