Name: The Watchmen of Port Fayt
ISBN: 9780545833080

Conrad Mason

Half-goblin boy Joseph Grubb takes the package he found in the Legless Mermaid tavern and runs away from his abusive human uncle and the shape-shifter who is too interested in something that does not belong to him--but his escape plunges him into Port Fayt's criminal underworld and the assortment of elves, trolls, fairies, and humans who live there, as well as the Demon's Watch who are trying to save the port from a deadly threat.

The Watchmen of Port Fayt

David Sheley

During a recent trip to the library, I spotted this book on a small table with books marked as "Last Chance!" I assumed that this meant the books on the table were about to be removed from circulation if they weren't borrowed soon. With its attractive, colorful cover, which is a picture of two children swinging from ropes into or over a blazing fire, I thought, "That looks interesting!" so, I borrowed it, in an attempt to save the poor book from being withdrawn.

The kids and I have spent our evenings together, for the past month or so, reading this story. The kids really enjoyed it! They wanted to rate it five stars! I worked hard to keep it engaging by attempting to voice the characters in a fun and exciting way. I mean, who doesn't like talking like a pirate?

Arg! Matey! Ye be needin ta be readin with yer kids, if ye ain't already, ya scallywag!

See what I mean? That was fun, wasn't it? The kids all said that they really enjoyed this story. I had fun reading it to them. In addition to the pirate voices, it seemed appropriate that some of the characters have Irish accents. A few had English accents. Although my representation of these accents probably wasn't very good, I had a lot of fun doing it, and the kids enjoyed it.