There are books that you read that you just can’t wait to reread and there are books that you read that you can’t wait to reread to someone.This one is the latter. I love this book; it’s an instant classic. I want to read a chapter to a child every night— it’s the perfect adventure story to read someone to sleep with.I love this book and now I have to buy it and give it to someone so they can love it, too. Thanks Otto and Sheed for taking me on your summer adventure with you.

I normally do not like science fiction, but this was not over the top, and I really enjoyed the characters!

I'd recommend this more for actual kids (y'know, the intended audience) than adults, but it was a very pleasant and positive story about cousins saving their town not-at-all-single-handedly. I had picked this up thinking it was a Groundhog's Day type concept (like 11 Birthdays) but it's actually the entire town stuck in time, and most people literally frozen in place because time has gone awry. I would read more set in this weird-but-ordinary town. Maybe a follow-up adventure for the Epic twin s...

What I LikedOtto and Sheed are wonderful to follow along and read about. Their list of maneuvers is hilariously long! The notes Otto keeps in his notebook cracked me up too!Entry #36: We froze time.Entry #37: Sheed might be upset.The whole adventure is very imaginative. I loved all the names for the different time people. There is even some heartwarming stuff in there (which I'm pretty sure is a spoiler, so I'm not going to include it!).What I Would Have Liked to SeeI had an ARC so it was printe...

Enjoyed this quirky read from Lamar Giles. There’s a lot of playfulness in his writing and in the story, and I loved the illustrations and note entries that were paired with the story. There were so many wacky parts of the story, but it totally worked. I hope we get to see Otto and Sheed’s next adventure!Otto and Sheed are cousins in Logan County...a place known for its weirdness. The cousins are frequently called to save the county from dangers and other wacky things that happen. This story beg...

I can't believe that this book wasn't on my radar! This is an nonsensical adventure story that follows two cousins, Otto and Sheed, in their weird town of Fry in Logan County, where strangeness is a way of life. An adventure story, staring two Black boys, grief isn't the center of it, they just get to go about solving mysteries, annihilating magical creatures, and gaining notoriety as the best detectives in the city!! Yes this delivers all of that. I hope that this series goes on for a long time...

This book is a pleasure from page one when Sheed and Otto encounter an ACK-ronym!As billed, it's a bit Phantom Tollbooth, with the anthropomorphized concepts like "A.M" and "P.M," and (view spoiler)[ the stopping of time so no one ever misses another opportunity. (hide spoiler)] But it also gets into the heart of boy friendships and jealousy and feeling the need to prove oneself. And has a cartoon feel, a la Powerpuff Girls.I read an ARC, and excited to see the artwork in the final. And hurray

What a fantastic, fantastical story! So many twists and turns in this time-travel adventure led by cousins Otto and Sheed, who use their unique talents to try and save the day when time goes haywire in their town. The boys are lovable from the very first chapter, and all of the characters (from the grandma to unexpected creatures to a pair of rival twin girls) jump off the page with tons of voice and heart. Kids are going to want to read this one again and again, especially black kids, who'll fi...

This MG fantasy adventure is brilliantly wacky and hilarious, full of wildly imaginative fun, and also perfectly grounded by real heart. (At two different points, I teared up! I LOVED it.) I read this one out loud to both my 12-year-old and my 8-year-old, they both loved it too, and when we finished, they both insisted we need to get Book 2 ASAP. They love the Legendary Alston Boys, and so do I! (And all the other wonderful characters too. I'm hoping for more of the Epic Ellison sisters in the n...

What a fun book! Let me count the ways: 1) robots; 2) time travel; 3) mysterious evil person; 4) giant platypus-like creatures; 5) flying cars; 6) giant fly paper; 7) monsters trapped in mirrors; 8) frozen time; etc. etc. So much is going on in this book that makes it so engaging. Take all of this and pair it with a cousin team who solve mysteries in their slightly-off county that now have the fate of everyone they know and love on their shoulders, and you have a book that is going to be a favor...

I'm working to build a diverse library for my 5th grade students. This book would be a great addition!

We often say we need diverse books, and that diversity is necessary not only in racial representation but also in variety of stories we tell. And to this end we have the adventures of Sheed and Otto in The Last Day of Summer. REVIEW👉🏿Sheed and Otto are amateur sleuths in their small town and each time they help solve a town mystery they are awarded a key to the city. And in this latest challenge, time has been manipulated to the point to where it has been frozen leaving the town in flux. The cou...

3.5 stars Weird things happen in Logan County; time travel, supernatural creatures, futuristic gadgets, etc. In this first in what looks to become a series, cousins Otto and Sheed freeze time. Now what? As they meet an assortment of characters, who they can trust will make all the difference if the Legendary Alston Boys are to save the day. Young sci fi fans and those looking for futuristc time travel stories that are not about reliving events of the past will want to give this one a try. #WeNee...

This a was fun read. It reminded me of Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth, but in a way that's truly Giles's own. I liked the realistic friendship between the two cousins. I also liked some surprises near the end that I didn't see coming.

It is the last Monday in August. School is about to start and cousins Otto and Sheed are determined to do something special on this, the last day of summer. Adventure finds them as a photo taken with a camera from a mysterious stranger puts the entire town in a time freeze. These two resourceful tweens set out to make things right with the help of some out of ordinary, not to mention extraordinary, characters they meet along the way.This story is the weird and clever of Gravity Falls meets Phine...

Rollicking adventure! Time travel! Plucky duo(s!)! Weird setting! There's a freaking map in the front of this book! Ownvoices! Super weird giant monsters! Originality! FUN!I mean really. This book. So good. This book was so much FUN To Read. It's about these kids (who apparently already have a reputation in their town) who accidentally (sorta) freeze the town in time. So only they can rescue their community! One of my favorite bits in this book is about the The Eternal Creek which runs to one si...

The book was a short fun read where cousins Otto and Sheed, the legendary Alston boys who have saved the town many a time with their heroics, came across Mr. Flux and his magic camera which literally stopped time. The boys had to work double time to get to the bottom of this mystery and free the people who were frozen in time.My first book by Lamar Giles, it was exciting in some parts, the characters Otto and Sheed were well etched. They were enthusiastic and bright. There were a few illustratio...

It's the last day of summer in the rather strange town of Fry in equally strange Logan County, Virginia and Otto (Octavius) Alston is up early and wants to make the most of it. Maybe even have such an awesome adventure solving a big enough problem that the mayor would award the Legendary Alston Boys a third key to the city, especially now that he's just learned that the Epic Ellisons - twins Wiki and Leen - just received their third key. Unfortunately, his cousin Sheed (Rasheed) Alston isn't qui...

Unfortunately, this has ended up in my "tried to read and just couldn't finish it" category. I read the first 100 pages hoping it would catch my interest and it just never picked up for me. It feels like this book is part of a series and I picked up the middle book. It keeps referring to all of these things and adventures the boys have had which probably would have provided a more solid foundation to build on. Instead I just felt a little lost and was constantly trying to figure out what was goi...

I am reminded of Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth, only in this version we get two protagonists who really grow as characters and as friends throughout the story. Cousins and legendary adventurers Otto and Sheed have one last day of Summer vacation. Trying to make that day last as long as possible with one last great adventure turns into a time-stopping nightmare, requiring the boys to use their wits and experience to change things back to normal. I love that this book just drops you into t...