A Completely Different Place - by Perry Nodelman (Paperback)

About the Book

Johnny Nesbit knows all about the Strangers--the fairies who stole his baby sister a year ago. He knows they must be involved when he wakes up in a pink bedroom, in a strange house, within a glass bottle. The new, pint-sized Johnny must once again risk his life to combat the Strangers and get himself home. And Johnny knows that things are never as easy as they seem when the Strangers are involved.

Book Synopsis

Perry Nodelman's latest novel "successfully walks the line between light and dark fantasy" as Johnny Nesbit returns once again for a fight against the Strangers--this time for his own life (Lela Olszewski).

Johnny Nesbit knows all about the Strangers -- after all, the fairies stole his baby sister a year ago. So when Johnny wakes up in a pink bedroom, in a strange house, within a glass bottle, he is certain the Strangers are responsible. Even weirder, the bottle in which Johnny is stuck is held by his former classmate, Cheryl Zennor.

The new, pint-sized Johnny must once again risk his life to put a stop to the Strangers as he fights to get himself and Cheryl home, and rescue the small army of green-skinned children Cheryl cares for. Knowing that things are never as easy as they seem when the Strangers are involved, Johnny is prepared for one dangerous escape mission....

About the Author

Perry Nodelman is Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg, Canada, and the author of three previous books and around 150 essays in academic journals on various aspects of children's literature.