The Night Librarian

by Christopher Lincoln (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Night at the Museum meets The Land of Stories in this thrilling new graphic novel adventure series in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of book characters try to save the New York Public Library.

Twins Page and Turner know about the magic a library holds--they've been going to their beloved New York City public library for years, especially since their parents are always traveling for work. But a secret mission involving their dad's rare and valuable edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula uncovers a world they've never known, featuring a mysterious Night Librarian, famous heroes (and villains) that have broken free from classic books, and an epic battle to save the library from total destruction.

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ALA/Booklist

Middle-grade bookworms will eat it up.

Publishers Weekly

Lincoln (the Billy Bones series) delivers an illuminating ode to the enduring power of storytelling in this freewheeling graphic novel adventure through the stacks. In this world, the New York Public Library is not just a bastion of knowledge but the epicenter of a unique magical reality in which books wield a tangible power, necessitating night librarians to manage their unpredictable force. When twins Page and Reed Turner bring their father’s first edition of Dracula to the NYPL for appraisal, they inadvertently trigger a literary upheaval, unleashing iconic characters into the library’s corridors. Together with the night librarian, the twins must round up all the rogue heroes and villains of literary legend before they turn everything upside down. Thin, intricate linework paired with a monochromatic palette that shifts between warm and cool tones to demarcate day and night impart mood and tension to the supernatural chaos. Via playful interweaving of literary references and puns, Lincoln pays homage to classic tales and the characters who populate them. All told, it’s a heartening tale of personal growth, mutual appreciation, and the unbreakable bonds of family, wrapped in a visually captivating package. Characters are portrayed with varying skin tones. Ages 8-12.

Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

Kirkus

Starred Review

Charming, highly original, and sure to secure its own place in the graphic canon. 

Christopher Lincoln
Christopher Lincoln is the author of the Billy Bones series. He graduated from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University and spent nearly a decade working as an animator. He credits animation for teaching him how to write, because an animator must learn how to inhabit a character's body and move him in a world of his own.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593617663
Lexile Measure
430
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication date
July 30, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV008070 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
JUV008080 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy
Library of Congress categories
Characters in literature
Characters and characteristics in literature
Magic
Libraries
Librarians
Graphic novels
Cartoons and comics
Books
Fantasy comics
Siblings

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