Half World
Half World by Hiromi Goto, published by Puffin Canada in 2009, is a first edition novel comprising 233 pages. The story follows Melanie Tamaki, an outsider navigating the challenges of being an unpopular and impoverished only child. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers her mother has gone missing, drawn into the mysterious realm of Half World by a sinister figure known as Mr. Glueskin. This revelation sets Melanie on a darkly fantastical journey to rescue her mother, while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
Readers will find an adventurous narrative that blends elements of fantasy and science fiction, exploring themes of family and the complexities of parental relationships. As Melanie encounters shape-shifting characters and grapples with the concept of redemption, the story unfolds in a richly imaginative setting. This edition invites readers into a world where the boundaries of reality are tested, and the stakes are high for both Melanie and her mother.
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Melanie Tamaki is an outsider. As the unpopular and impoverished only child of a loving but neglectful mother, she is just barely coping with school and life. But everything changes on the day she returns home to find her mother is missing, lured back to Half World by a vile creature calling himself Mr. Glueskin. Soon Melanie embarks on an epic and darkly fantastical journey to Half World to save her mother. What she does not yet realize is that the state of the universe is at stake…. Award-winning author Hiromi Goto’s novel is an adventurous, genre-bending fantasy of shape-shifting characters, tortured half-lives, and redemption.
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