The Game of Sunken Places

Anderson, M.T. (2004). The Game of Sunken Places. NY: Scholastic Press. Brian and Gregory are friends that are totally opposite.  They visited an old mansion that is owned by Gregory’s uncle, Uncle Max.  Uncle Max carries on like an aristocrat.  The boys set off a game named Game of the Sunken Places.  As they play the game they meet other people like Prudance, Gregory’s cousin and a troll named Kalgrash.  They play the game together and try to get through the board game. If the boys lose the game, it will be the end of troll’s existence.  Brian gets strangled by a character from the game.  The character is pulled away out of the game.  This book reminds me of Jumanji, the movie and book.  It gave a feeling of fun and excitement as Brian went through his adventures.   It  was a great mystical fiction for ages 12 and up.  The book had great humor in it.  The boys went through conventional moral development.  They knew right from wrong.