Gobbledy: A Novel

by Lis Anna-Langston

Ever since eleven-year-old Dexter Duckworth and his brother, Dougal, lost their mom, everything has been different. But “different” takes on a whole new meaning when, one day just before Christmas (or Kissmas, as they call it), Dexter finds a golden rock in the forest that hatches into an adorable alien. Gobbledy is smarter than he seems and is lost on planet Earth. Before long, Gobbledy takes Dexter, Dougal, and their best friend Fi on an adventure of friendship, family, and loss—one that requires them all to stay out of trouble, protect Gobbledy from a shadowy group called the Planetary Society, and prepare for their school’s Winter Extravaganza Play, where Dexter has to be a dreaded Gingerbread Man.

Gobbledy is a fun-filled holiday story that adds up to two brothers, three friends, unlimited jars of peanut butter, a ketchup factory, and one little alien far, far from home.

• ISBN10: 1684630673
• ISBN13: 9781684630677
• Publish Date: 3 December 2020
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 10 May 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: SparkPress
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 232
• Language: English

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Great Escapes Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Gobbledy by Lis Anna-Langston is an honest-to-goodness lovely book for a middle grader.

How far would you go to protect a friend?

Dexter Duckworth

Dexter Duckworth is our main character, and he has had a terrible time that year trying to adjust to his new normal. See Dexter, his little brother Dougal, and his dad lost their mom and wife in the springtime. It's coming close to Christmas time, and Dexter is trying to do well. I love Dexter to pieces; I just want to hold him close and tell him everything will be fine even if he gets into trouble a lot. Dexter is a caring person, and I love how that shows with Gobbledy. I understand why he doesn't tell anyone besides his brother and his best friend Fi about Gobbledy. My only concern is how their father will react when he finds out. Overall, Dexter is a great character.

The Story

Dexter and his friend Fi go off to the woods, where he finds a glowing rock that he puts into his Cricket Colony. Well, after that, things for Dexter don't go how he envisions it to. Dexter ends up trying to keep his little alien friend from a whole lot of trouble, even if that means landing into trouble himself. I loved this story, and how Ms. Langston wrote it kept me wanting to read it. The way Gobbledy is described is hilarious, and I fell for the little guy myself. Dexter is landed with the choices of protecting his own hide or keeping his friends, including Gobbledy, safe. Which one would you choose?

Five Stars

Ms. Langston has a way with words that keeps me thinking about them and how things could have gone the other way for these characters. What if Dexter never found Gobbledy, and would someone else have cared for Gobbledy as Dexter does? Another thought is, what would Dexter and Dougal be able to do with two of them if they found another? Many questions are left unanswered but enough to keep the reader thinking of their own answers to them. I am giving five stars to Gobbledy by Lis Anna-Langston, and I am definitely recommending it.

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