100 Cupboards

Twelve-year-old Henry York wakes up one night to find bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have broken through the wall above his bed and one of them is slowly turning...Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room—with a man pacing back and forth! Henry soon understands that these are not just cupboards, but portals to other worlds.

100 Cupboards is the first book of a new fantasy adventure, written in the best world-hopping tradition and reinvented in N. D. Wilson's inimitable style.

  Fantastic Starter

Josiah of South Carolina, 5/27/2011

What I first want to say is that this book is not super exciting on its own, but its sequels are and it acts as a great opener to an riveting series where the author uses his unique (by today's standards) writing style to weave together an amazing story.

Though slow in parts and creepy in others, this book acts as a solid prologue to his second and third books and yet is entertaining in itself as the characters are developed and the theme of baseball is present. I think it can almost be read as a stand alone novel, though I highly suggest reading the next two.

  The First Book in An Awesome Trilogy!

HappyHomemaker of Oregon, 4/15/2011

A fun, easy read that is just delightful! A modern-day fantasy tale set squarely in Kansas, Henry is not an extraordinary boy by any means. In fact you might call him even less than mediocre. But the fun just starts there. N.D. Wilson has a wonderful way with words that just brings OUR world to life. That's one of my favorite parts; he makes our everyday world worth paying attention to. He makes a family dinner something to long for. He makes the family unit real and important.
This is the first of three books, so although it ends well, the story isn't over!
A note of caution: the bad guy is evil. Very evil, and somewhat disgusting. Depending on how sensitive your young children are, this book might need to wait.

  Extremely Entertaining

Snavewolf79 of Oregon, 9/24/2009

The book is great! Packed with action, of course there is some parts where it gave me the chills, but it's a great book (in my opinion.)