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Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody
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Billy Thunder and the Night Gate

by Isobelle Carmody

Series: Gateway (book 1)

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Beautifully imagined story with a surprisingly simple message; good for kids. ( )
  zerraweth | Oct 11, 2008 |
Really well constructed book. Very easy to read and it keeps you hooked and deeply invested in the characters. ( )
  Blueyonderdreams | Sep 4, 2007 |
Rather long and complicated novel that is not what you expect it to be from the title & cover. Thought it was a young kids’ book. Rage’s mother is in a coma & she ® is on the verge of being put in a home. She & her 4 dogs set out to visit the mum – at night. R hears a voice promising a cure for her mother if she goes through the bramble gate.When she does- all her dogs (& a goat) who follow, change into semi-humans. Billy Thunder is the most human, one is a small elf, one a huge bear. Rage goes on a quest through the enchanted Valley which is slowly losing its magic to a great dark town that constantly changes shape and form to find the mysterious magician who can restore the magic & send her back into the world.p.50 to “longing” p.51 then to “Mr Walker began growling” to “I’ve never heard of it”. Rage meets a centaur.
  nicsreads | Apr 6, 2007 |
This is a pretty standard quest story - a girl travels through a magic land to find a wizard to save her ill mother. What made is special was the animals turned human characters - I could really feel the doggishness in their conversations and actions. To say nothing of the goat. ( )
  francescadefreitas | Feb 19, 2007 |
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Rage Winnoway’s closest friends have always been her four dogs: Bear, Billy Thunder, Elle, and Mr. Walker. When Rage sets off for the hospital where her mother lies in a coma, the dogs and the neighbor’s goat tag along. On the way, they run into the firecat, who talks them into going through a magical gate. And something wonderful happens! Each of Rage’s friends is transformed. Bear becomes a real bear; Billy Thunder, a teenage boy; Elle, a warrior woman; Mr. Walker, a small, large-eared gentleman; and the goat, a satyr with an inferiority complex. Together, Rage and her companions embark on a quest to save the world of Valley, a journey that is somehow tied to Rage’s family. In this brilliant tale of courage and transformation, Isobelle Carmody captures the magic of Narnia and the whimsy of Wonderland without losing sight of the real world and all its difficulties.


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