Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key
Book description
Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key is an enchanting adventure in the tradition of Tolkien and Lewis, as well as Spielberg and Lucas. But this fantastical journey launches in rural West Virginia in the eighties, with a half-Appalachian, half-African kid trying to escape the town he sees defining his small,…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This young adult fantasy captured me from the opening sentences.
It begins with an informal teenage baseball game in rural West Virginia and quickly moves via lively friendships, good dialogue, and a fun ending to the baseball game, toward a hero’s journey.
The book is well written and foretells great promise as a writer for J.C. Smith, co-author and son of S.D. Smith, co-author and also author of the bestselling (and highly recommended) Green Ember series.
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