Arthur Penhaligon just wants to fit in at his new school; having an asthma attack the very first day really got in the way of that! Instead of dying, which should have happened, he encounters the first of seven Trustees of the Will- Mister Monday - and receives the first of seven keys, a magical atlas to the place known as the Secondary Realms, and the title of Rightful Heir of the House.
Cool! A twelve year-old homeowner! Well, sort of.
All Arthur has to do to get is house is to collect all the keys, gather all the pieces of the Will, avoid the Nothing that turns into the devastating killers, Nithlings, as well as other nasty creatures of all design, rescue his friend Suzy Turquoise Blue, Leaf, and the rest of the Piper's Children, and cure the plague that has entered Arthur's world from the Secondary Realms. Then he'll be ready to move in!
Keys to the Kingdom is recommended for grades 5 and up. It is also recommended that you read the books with no interruption to help keep track of who's who, what's what, and where's where - a serious proposition in this series!
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This series started out pretty light and quickly moved to a much darker place, much like the Harry Potter books.
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