Rafe Rebellius and the Clash of the Genres

The author sent an autographed copy of his novel to my fourteen 
year old grandson, Kai O to read and review:

Rafe Rebellius never stays in one place for long. His parents are scientists and constantly need to move because of their research projects. On their latest move, Rafe's parents say that they are staying put for good. This time they have moved in with relatives, but it doesn't take long before Rafe's parents need to move again. Rafe is left on his own with family members he has never met. 

When Rafe's new home and family members are threatened, he has to travel into the books that are in the house's large library to try to find the money to pay off the family's debt. Rafe needs to navigate through many different genres of books in order to attempt to get the money. Rafe Rebellius will meet many different characters throughout his journeys, including Two Gun, Fem and Whic. 

Overall, I thought this was an interesting read, but the one thing I didn't like was that the dialog seemed forced in some places. This was a different book from anything I've ever read. I would recommend this novel to the 7 to 12 age group.

RATING: 4 out of 5 stars

Comment: Kai seemed to struggle with this novel because it seemed babyish to him. I will not ask him to review a book below his age group again.