Read this one with my 10 yr old daughter and we really enjoyed it. It is full of entertaining characters, magic and imagination. My daughter enjoys reading books focusing on girls that are the same age or close to as her so she really enjoyed Lettie.

Title: The Adventures Of Lettie Peppercorn


Author: Sam Gayton

Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Children,

Plot: Little Lettie Peppercorn is 12 and she runs this joint. She cooks, cleans, tidies, keeps watch through her telescope and takes in new customers at her inn. She seems quite content with running the show and never misses a beat. There are some odd bits to her world though. Her house is on stilts, her mother told her to never go outside and her mother disappeared. No one knows where she is or what happened to her.

One evening while her father is off drinking at the local pub, a stranger who calls himself an alchemist and has an icy beard arrives. Once he is all settled in with a room, he shows her an incredible invention called snow and sends Lettie off on the adventure of her life when he tells her that he knows where her mother is.

Likes/Dislikes: This is a really cute little story complete with some lovely illustrations to hence the experience for young readers. This book is geared toward kids 8-12 and at that age, I would've been all over this book. It feels special, magical and unique. The best part is there is just enough fantasy and reality to make it believable and a very memorable story for anyone who wants to meet little Lettie for themselves. My girls are too young for the story right now but they are enjoying looking at all the pictures and carrying the book around.

Rating: G-8 and up.

Date Review Written: November 2nd, 2018

I received a copy of this book courtesy of the publishers and wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.