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Dandelion Fire: Book 2 of the 100 Cupboards Hardcover – February 24, 2009

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Henry York never dreamed his time in Kansas would open a door to adventure—much less a hundred doors. But a visit to his aunt and uncle’s farm took an amazing turn when cupboard doors, hidden behind Henry’s bedroom wall, revealed themselves to be portals to other worlds. Now, with his time at the farm drawing to a close, Henry makes a bold decision—he must go through the cupboards to find the truth about where he’s from and who his parents are. Following that trail will take him from one world to another, and ultimately into direct conflict with the evil of Endor.

N. D. Wilson and his wife live in Idaho. Also visit www.ndwilson.com.

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Grade 5–8—In this dense and worthy sequel to 100 Cupboards (Random, 2007), Henry York, having discovered that he, like his uncle Frank, actually comes from a world beyond the magic cupboards in his attic room, decides to enter it again. This is a last-ditch attempt to learn more about his origins and about the strange dandelion magic that has recently seared its way into his body. Henry, his cousin Henrietta, and the rest of his Kansas family end up scattered in different parts of the world from which both Henry and his uncle came, struggling against an evil witch and her powerful minion. The plot is complicated, and readers not familiar with the first book will be hopelessly confused. The shifting locations and the many characters and factions are bewildering, but most of the characters have such deliciously flawed and fascinating personalities that fans of that book will go with the flow, waiting to see what the next bend of plot might bring. A quiet and quirky humor warms up the proceedings as well, leavening even the most intense scenes. The ending is satisfying enough to serve as a series closer, but luckily for fans of this challenging but rewarding trilogy, there is still one more installment to come.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
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N. D. Wilson is the bestselling author of the Ashtown Burials series and Leepike Ridge. When he was a kid, he spent nearly a year living in his grandparents’ attic. If there were cupboards in those walls, he never found them. He and his wife live in Idaho, along with their five young explorers.

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CHAPTER ONE

Kansas is not easily impressed. It has seen houses fly and cattle soar. When funnel clouds walk through the wheat, big hail falls behind. As the biggest stones melt, turtles and mice and fish and even men can be seen frozen inside. And Kansas is not surprised.

Henry York had seen things in Kansas, things he didn’t think belonged in this world. Things that didn’t. Kansas hadn’t flinched.

The soles of Henry’s shoes were twenty feet off the ground. He had managed to slide open the heavy door in the barn loft, and after brushing the rust and flakes of red paint off his hands, he’d seated himself on the dust-covered planks and looked out over the ripening fields. Henry’s feet dangled, but Kansas sprawled.

Henry had changed in the short weeks since he’d stepped off the bus from Boston, been smothered by Aunt Dotty and taken to the old farmhouse, to the attic—to a new existence. He looked different, too, and it wasn’t just the cut across the backs of his fingers. That was scarring worse than it needed to only because he couldn’t stop himself from picking at it. The burns on his jaw were a lot more noticeable and had begun scarring as well. He didn’t like touching them. But he had to. Especially the one below his ear. It was turning into a divot as wide as his fingertip.

What had changed most about Henry York was inside his head. Things he had always known no longer seemed true. A world that had always felt like a slow and stable and even boring machine had suddenly come to life. And it was far from tame. He’d uncovered a wall of doors in his attic room, and now he didn’t know who he was. He didn’t know who his real parents were or whether he was even in the right world. He didn’t really know anything. Strangely, that was more comfortable than thinking that he did.

One month before, fresh off the bus from Boston, he would have been nervous sitting where he was, slowly bouncing his heels on the wall of the barn. One month before, he wouldn’t have believed that he could hit a baseball. Something wheezed beside him, and Henry turned. One month before, the world was still normal, and creatures like this one didn’t exist.

The raggant sniffed loudly and settled onto his haunches. His wings were tucked back against his rough charcoal skin and his blunt horn was, as always, lifted in the air.

Henry smiled. He always did when he looked at the animal. It was so proud and so very unaware of how it looked. At least Henry thought it had to be. Shaped like a small basset hound but wearing wings and a rhino’s face and skin, it was far from beautiful, but that didn’t stop it from being as proud and stubborn as a peacock. Like an otherworldly bloodhound, it had found Henry, cracking the plaster in the attic wall from inside a cupboard. The raggant had started everything. Whoever it was that had sent the raggant had started everything. Henry couldn’t even imagine who that might be.

“Do you know how strange you look?” Henry asked, and he reached over and grabbed the loose skin on the creature’s neck. It felt like sand-based dough, and as he squeezed, the raggant closed its black eyes and a low moan sputtered in its chest.

“I want to see you fly,” Henry said. “You know I will.” He glanced down at the ground and then back at the raggant. He could push it. Then it would have to fly. But it just might be proud enough not to, proud enough to tuck its wings tight and bounce in the tall grass. “Sometime,” Henry said.

The afternoon sun was falling, and Henry knew it wouldn’t be long before the barn’s shadow stretched across acres. Worse, it wouldn’t be long before the fields and the barn and all of Kansas became part of his past. His parents had been back from their ill-fated bicycle trip for a while, and he still hadn’t heard from them. That wasn’t too unusual. When they were just getting back from their photographed adventures, he rarely ever heard from them. The fact that they’d actually managed to get kidnapped this time would make their return crazier, would keep him safely off their minds for that much longer. But it couldn’t last. If they’d had any say in the matter, he never would have been sent to stay with his cousins at all. Now that they’d returned, they wouldn’t leave him in Kansas for school or even through the summer. He’d be back in Boston, on some new vitamin diet and meeting a new nanny, and then back to boarding school. Maybe a new one. His third.

Parents. He still thought of them that way. Would they ever have told him that Grandfather had found him in the attic? Not likely. Henry didn’t care that he’d been adopted. But it was hard not to care that his parents had never really been parents—not like Uncle Frank and Aunt Dotty were to his cousins. Henry had always known exactly where he was on his parents’ list of priorities.

Yesterday, he’d seen his parents on television. He’d been stirring his cereal and listening to his youngest cousin, Anastasia, complain about Richard when Uncle Frank called him. He’d hurried, and when he stepped into the room, Frank pointed. There, on a stiff couch in a television studio somewhere, sat Phillip and Ursula, smiling and nodding. They each had hands crossed on their knees. Ursula kept glancing at the camera. She looked like Henry’s aunt Dotty, but with all her edges hardened. The two of them talked about their amazing endurance, the difficulty of bicycling through the Andes, how they had never given up hope of finishing their trek even after being abducted in Colombia, the size of their book deal, and their discussions with film agents.

In a general way, Henry remembered all they had said. But there were two things that sat in the front of his mind, every syllable in concrete.

“Are you closer now?” the woman had asked them. “After going through all of this together?”

Ursula had leaned forward. Phillip had leaned back. “You know,” Ursula had said. “We’ve both changed a great deal during this whole process. We really need to get to know each other again. But first we need to get to know ourselves.”

Phillip had nodded.

Henry was pretty sure he knew what that meant.

And then the woman had asked about him.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers; First Edition (February 24, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 037583883X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375838835
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 680L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.85 x 1.51 x 8.55 inches

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N. D. Wilson is a Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches classical rhetoric to freshmen. He is also the managing editor for Credenda/Agenda magazine, a small Trinitarian cultural journal. He married a girl stolen from the ocean, and the two of them now live in Idaho with their four children.
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N. D. Wilson is the author of Leepike Ridge, a children's adventure story, and 100 Cupboards, the first installment in a multi-world fantasy series. He enjoys high winds, milk, and night-time. He received his Masters degree from Saint John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, is the managing editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine and is also a Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College. His writing has appeared in Books & Culture, The Chattahoochee Review, and Esquire
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Wilson hits a home run again! :)

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2011

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100 Cupboards was amazing.

Dandelion fire is even better.

As a fanatic fan of Tolkien and Lewis, I have always been extremely skeptical of any other fantasy. After all, no one else could possibly write anything as good as Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia, right? No....not until N.D. Wilson came along. :)

When reading 100 Cupboards, I was amazed by the depth of the characters. I was being drawn in to Henry, Kansas along with Henry York, learning about baseball, learning to trust and love Uncle Frank, learning to value Henrietta through all her annoying habits. : Most writers who are forming a trilogy usually start out great with the first book, totally flop with the second, and then come back strong with the third. But far from being a flop, Dandelion Fire simply blew me away with the excellence of the writing, the further deepening of the characters, and the incredibly good end. The end was so satisfying that it left me feeling completely content and full, like after Christmas dinner.

For those of you readers who, like my dad and grandpa, were a little impatient with the beginning of 100 Cupboards, rest assured that the speed picks up very quickly in Dandelion Fire. As a side note, the "slow" beginning of the first book was absolutely necessary - the readers must be anchored in Henry, Kansas before traveling through the cupboards. Wilson was extremely smart to do it that way... I won't give away any spoilers, but just know that Dandelion is definitely more exciting than 100 Cupboards. In that light, also be aware that there are lots of more intense situations, more graphic descriptions and powerful villians. I'd say that the age should be at least 14 and up.

I'm nearly through reading The Chestnut King right now, and though it's SO good, I still absolutely adore Dandelion Fire. It was an awesome book - buy it, read it, love it!

And for any fellow Christians who are worried about the danger, battles and magic in the 100 Cupboards series, let me say this: as humans, we can't do anything better than God, right? Of course not! He's infinitely more creative and powerful than we could ever be. So if a human (Tolkien, Lewis, Wilson, etc.) comes up with a fantasy world that is MORE amazing, intriguing, dangerous and exciting than planet Earth, it actually proves how much bigger God is than we think. C.S. Lewis once said "I think it is possible that by confining your child to the blameless stories of life in which nothing at all alarming ever happens, you would fail to banish the terrors, and would succeed in banishing all that can ennoble them or make them endurable." As Christians, we should read more fantasy than anyone else in the world! Fantasy opens our eyes and minds to worlds that are so far above and beyond this one - I think that it is God's way of reminding us of how infinitely huge, amazing, exciting and full of adventure heaven is going to be. And yes, Nimiane the Witch is terrifying, evil, a deamon - as it should be. Wilson is reminding his readers how evil really is. Often media sugar-coats evil and villians by making them appealing, even bumbling. Fantasy best reminds us that evil is evil, and good is good. It's black and white, no gray areas.

The bad characters are really BAD and the good characters are really, really GOOD in the 100 Cupboards series. There are loads of character qualities in these storeis - they are so much more readily absorbed than "character building" books that you can buy for your children. Loyalty, courage, responsibility, joy, honor, respect, love, selflessness, sacrifice, forgiveness are all to be found in the 100 Cupboards books. I've learned so much, enjoyed so much and loved so much of these books. I hope you will, too!

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A. B. Simpson

Great young adult fantasy novel with good values.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022

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We read books to our kids at nighttime. Began with Narnia by the fireplace while living overseas. Continued on over the years and created amazing memories for the family and now grown kids. This book is similar to Narnia. Kept our kids engaged, was very visual in nature and contains good values without being cliche.

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019

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I’m giving it only 4 stars because it started out too slow and was a little disjointed. After about halfway through, it improved greatly. A tale of heroic sacrifice, evil sorcery and reuniting a family. Definitely worth the time.

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Doug Clark

100 Cupboards starts slow, but you'll be rewarded for hanging in 'til the end!

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2012

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100 Cupboards was a wonderful find for me, having picked it up almost randomly off the juvenile fiction shelf of my local library. It started slowly, and I admit I almost put it down, saying to myself, "I'm not really interested in a story about a slow mid-western town, and a kid who likes to play baseball." But that story took several wonderful turns, and ended with me wanting more.

Dandelion Fire starts off at a much quicker pace, and takes the sort of wonderful and unexpected turns I'm starting to expect from N. D. Wilson. It expands our understanding of the world(s) of 100 Cupboards, and the magic that drives them, and reveals the daunting power that threatens these worlds.

Fantastic sequel, and great preparation for the finale in Chestnut King. Sorry this series is so short, but I've enjoyed it immensely.

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Ethan S.

Even better than the first!

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2021

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Dandelion Fire is captivating and inspiring. The writing is beautiful and the concept is unique. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022

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Good plot development. Love how the pieces all come together .

Good development of character growth.

Fun book for teen and above ages.

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Wulfstan

Warning, gets a little dark and creepy at times, but great overall

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2010

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I just wanted to get in that warning, because the first book is quite a bit more lighthearted, and thus more suitable for younger readers. Thus, your younger child may get a little scared by this, the second book in the series.

Or, more likely, they'll love it. This is a rarity, a sequel that is better than the first. We get far deeper into the mysteries of the Cupboards and the Doors into elsewhere and elsetime.

In fact, this book we spend most of the book in one rather dark- but still funny at times- world. Our protagonists have some very close and scary scrapes here, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat, and wanting to finish it all in one go.

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Justin

Such depth

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2022

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The book has many dimensions (pun intended). A great story about saving the world with so much rich and relevant life wisdom sprinkled in.

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Marco M.

My daughter needed it for school. Arrived on time.

Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2022

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Good book

Tay Hunter

Interesting Book Series

Reviewed in Germany on November 3, 2015

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My son loves these books and it kept him entertained for hours. A healthier source of entertainment than PS3 or Ipod

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A commendable fantasy..

Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2011

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While the author, N.D. Wilson, is not one of my favorite adult fantasy creators, I do have to commend him on the second book of his series. I labeled 100 Cupboards as having 'great potential' and Dandelion Fire follows through with that potential. It is filled with the atypical fantasy themes; the reclaiming of a royal birthright, the forces of good vs. evil, and how personal naivety can evolve into quiet wisdom. It has more than its share of wizards, fairies, giants and courageous men of nobility.

The author, however, does become bogged down with the large number of new characters he introduces and, because three separate tales of characters are being told at once, the reader, at times, can become confused about the settings and what occurred the last time a particular character was dealt with. But, all in all, it is a pleasant read that encompasses magic that occurs in the midst of great adventure.

MiltonMommyReader

It's a good summer read

Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2014

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My son devoured Book 1 of the 100 Cupboards series, but he's not enjoying this one as much.
However, since he's a lover of mystery and fantasy, he's reading it. It's a good summer read!

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