William and the Mysterious Brame

By: Katherine Paterson

Narrated by: Barrett Leddy

A love letter to books and reading by beloved Newbery Award-winning author Katherine Paterson.

William hates reading. It’s so boring! Word after word, page after page, chapter after chapter, ugh. So when his local library starts stocking something called a brame - a combination of a book and a game in a jar - he’s intrigued enough to give it a go. He has to nibble the brame pieces, which taste like cardboard and only give a hint to the story, which is fun at first. Who, or what, is Madison? What does “Thursday at Midnight” mean? Chewing the pieces is slow and tedious work - how will William ever get through all the pieces and figure out what this story is about?

Consuming a story has never been like this.

©2021 Katherine Paterson (P)2021 Audible

Fantastic story & listening experience!

I'm a HUGE Katherine Paterson fan, so I was super excited when I saw this coming from Audible. As a lover of all things reading, I loved the premise - a boy thinks he's bored of what's in the library, so he seeks out something new and different. This story did not disappoint!

The narrator's performance was super engaging and brought Ms. Paterson's words to life. The voices were great throughout and the story flew by. This title manages to be entertaining and heartwarming all at once. I can't wait to recommend this book to friends!

Cool

You have to put the story together. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Kid Book

This story is for 4 to 7 yr olds about reading. Very clever and I would use in a classroom.

Weird surrealism...

from Katherine Paterson. Not great, but not bad, amusing and interesting as a quick read

My 11-year-old enjoyed and laughed.

My 11-year-old son enjoyed and laughed at so many parts. I also listened with him and said oh my gosh this is you at times. LOL I believe it was a really good book.