October 20th 2020 by VersifyAfter The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, Otto and Sheed return to their world rather warily, especially since Otto is very concerned that Sheed is ill and will die prematurely. He tries to convince his grandmother to take the boys to the doctor, but are soon swept up in another adventure. Officer Nedraw needs the boys' help; Nevan has escaped from his mirror prison in the Rirrom Mirror Emporium and has freed a lot of other criminals and taken them into another dimension, th...

In the course of unfreezing Logan County and defeating Mr. Flux, the Alston boys set up their next adventure -- or should I say mis-adventure, because you get the sense they're just as legendary for putting the county in danger as they are for saving it!Remember when they broke a mirror at the Emporium, setting loose one of Mrs. Warden's -- oops, Mrs. Nedraw's -- worst prisoners? Well, now he's causing trouble for Logan County and it's up to the Alston boys to round him up before the "Judge" app...

Lamar Giles is such a wonderful author. He has managed to create two wonderful characters that are the embodiment of the adventuresome spirit of lots of young boys. The relationships in the stories are fun and complex. Sheed and Otto are definitely a dynamic duo with hopefully many more capers to come. Perfect for your middle school kid who love adventure and magic.

We loved the first book in this series, and loved this one even more! The best part about reading this aloud with my son was hearing him laugh out loud or chuckle at the clever writing. More than once he mentioned what a great movie it would be. I hope there’s more to come from the Legendary Alston Boys because they truly are legendary!

This is the second book in what I hope turns into a long running series. I love the characters. It’s fast paced, action packed, imaginative and full of heart. A joy to read.

Ever catch your reflection not quite doing what you expected? I mean, you're there, but it's not quite you? You very well might have been seeing beyond the looking glass and into a whole new different...or at least, a world varied from our own. Still familiar in many ways, but just off putting enough to not be "right". The Alston boys have to deal with this situation time and time again as they make their way through this adventure. There's a criminal loose in the other worlds, an officer of sor...

First off, this is the second book in a series, and it should be read as such, since Otto and Sheed take off where the last one ended. The background to the worlds, situations, and characters are all found in the first book.Packed with fun character, great dialogue, and imagination at every curve, this is an exciting adventure which hooks and holds.Sheed and Otto think their adventures have calmed down. They don't expect to be pulled off to court and accused of being criminals for the way they h...

Hang in ThereThis starts a bit slowly, but gets up to speed soon enough. From there on it's a clever, fun ride.Our heroes, Otto and Sheed, are cousins who live with their grandma. This is their second adventure, so a lot of their backstory was told in the first Alston Boys adventure. The most important carry over is that at the end of Book One Otto learned that Sheed has, or might have, "health problems" that could be fatal in the near future. Otto's concern for Sheed is a running theme througho...

Fun adventures of two boys who have been appointed somehow to save the world. This is part of a series, so it starts with them having to clean up something they messed up while saving the world, and they confidently strut off to fix whatever needs fixing. Otto, the worrywort of the pair, is freaking out because he knows his friend is doomed to die young, but is too afraid to tell him (that would make it true!) but just makes himself annoying by mentioning doctors and expressing strange concern a...

Digital Review Copy provided by Edelweiss+ and HMH Books.The very welcome return of the Legendary Alston Boys. Full review closer to pub date of 20 October, but you should pre-order now, you won't want to wait to read this next adventure full of humor, heart, and devious criminals trapped in Missus Nedraw's Rorrim Mirror Emporium.

Move over, “Through the Looking-Glass” and “Greystone Secrets” to make room for this parallel universe installment for “The Legendary Alston Boys” series. Cousins Otto and Sheed are pulled into a series of mirrors from the Rorrim Mirror Emporium (check that name again!), where they are forced to assist in looking for a fugitive, trying to figure out who is the real enemy, and getting home safely without being locked in a mirror for the rest of their lives.Occasional black and white sketches help...

When the Langston cousins find themselves in an alternate world where a Judge is throwing people into mirror prisons left and right for anything he doesn't like, the boys know they need to help. But this world is strange, there are more powers at play than they first realize, and the Judge is proving very hard to stop. It's going to take a wild ride through alternate dimensions and help from several friends to save this day.Lamar Giles definitely gets points for creativity. I was listening to pa...

My son, Isaac, age 12.He says the book dives right into the story. You never know what is going to happen and you never know who you should trust.Isaac says that he wished he had read book one in the series because there is back story that he didn't fully understand.Isaac's rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This one was easier for me to get into than the first. Maybe it was because I was used to the characters and the weirdness. I liked what the author was trying to say about the prison system with having the one person who locked everyone up because of “the law” and the other person who locked up people to make a profit. Not sure Elementary aged kids will pick up on that but I still liked its inclusion.

I received an electronic ARC from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group through NetGalley.The cousins are back and tackling new adventures. This time they move through mirrors in the emporium to find some escaped convicts and save themselves from the mirror fate. As the book progresses, readers discover characters may not be as portrayed. Otto and Sheed sort through rescuing their alternate selves in different worlds. They always connect with Wiki and Leen to help them and I wish they

I loved this as much as The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, the first Legendary Alston Boys book. This time, there are prisoners trapped inside the mirrors and Missus Nedraw needs the boys' help tracking down Nevan and his gang who escaped from their mirror cell. This book is a very fun read with great characters, several returning from the first book. Although you don't need to read the first book first, IMO I'm glad I did. For me, there were just some moments that I was like, "oh, I remember that!" L...

Our intrepid heroes, cousins Otto and Sheed, have been called by Officer Nedraw. She insists they come down immediately to the Rorrim Mirror Emporium to help her with a big problem. The evil Nevan has escaped from his mirror cell and has freed a lot of other inmates. Officer Nedraw takes the boys through a mirror into an alternative universe, Warped World, in some ways like their hometown of Fry, but in many ways very different. The boys are captured by a band of escaped prisoners of the giant s...

Super fun follow up to The Last Last-Day-of-Summer! Wouldn't you love to see how you and your friends exist in parallel universes? Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.ARC provided by publisher

Nate and I did this as a read aloud at bedtimes. It was a totally worthy sequel to “The last last-day-of-summer.” It was great to spend time with the characters again, and I do like a good multiverse story. Giles addressed some more mature issues in this one, including fear of illness and death, justice (and injustice) in policing, and where authority should rest in a community. He did it with grace - keeping things light enough to be fun but not shying away from the deeper implications.