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Reader reviewed by Mary

Ella's town has spent its life following their idol, the man who made the phrase, the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, (one of the shortest sentences containing all the letters of the alphabet). In fact they have erected a monument to him with the sentence on it. However soon the letters start to fall off the monument. The council of their town declares that it is a sign from their idol that those letters that fall off are not allowed to be used. If it is the person who uses it will be punished and eventually forced to leave the town. Neighbour turns on neighbour, friend against friend as the tiles continue to drop.


This book is such a unique novel. Words are one of the most important items in the novels. Letters are practically worshipped. Ella is a character that is easy to sympathise with as she struggles to save her town. The play on words is entertaining and all in all, the book is amazing.