The Kingdom Keepers

Who:  Amber
What:  The Kingdom Keepers
Where:  @ work
Why:  I've abondoned my Summer Fun Book Club literary masterpieces, but I wanted to keep reading something ...

This is a tween book, but I still enjoyed it. Heck, I enjoy all tween-y books, because they are such easy reads.

If you like Disney, you'll love this book. It features Finn, an Orlando teen who has been cast as a 'virtual tour guide' at the Magic Kingdom. He, and 4 other kids, have been turned into holograms. They are mini-celebrities at the Magic Kingdom. It seems like a cool gig, especially because the kids get free tickets when ever they want.

Then the funky dreams start. It seems like a dream, but it also seems real. Finn dreams he's at the Magic Kingdom at night, and a cast member Wayne is asking for his help. Finn needs to track down the other 4 hologram kids, and Wayne has a quest for them. Suuuuuuure.

But the dreams don't stop.  Wayne still needs his help.  And why are the Pirates of the Caribbean animatronics figures walking around the park OUTSIDE the ride?  And they are holding laser guns from the Buzz Lightyear ride, that shoot real lasers that burn you?!?

Finn manages to track down the other 4 kids (who are all from different middle schools). They've all been having the same spooky dreams.   They all decide go to bed at the same time, and meet up inside the Magic Kingdom.  It's not a dream, it's real!

Wayne gives them an assignment.  The evil Disney characters are coming alive.  They are realizing their powers. Who knows what kind-of trouble they might get into.

The kids realize that because of the hologram technology, they have special powers as well. Will good triumph over evil?  Or will the story continue in Kingdom Keepers 2 (which has already been published)?  Ha ha ha.  I can tell you, the story is full of action and adventure, and it does have the kids capturing 1 evil character.  But every Disney fairytale has an element of evil, and the stories continue . . .