The King in the Window Author:Adam Gopnik Oliver Parker, a twelve-year-old American boy living in Paris, is lonelier than he has ever been. Intimidated by his French school and its prickly teachers, and made melancholy by the long, gray winter, Oliver longs for some friends, and maybe even a little adventure. One dark and freezing January night, his wishes are granted. After dinner, Ol... more »iver puts on the gold paper crown that came in his Epiphany cake. He looks at himself in the window and instead of his own reflection, he sees an amazing vision -- a boy hovering in front of him, dressed in an ancient French doublet. Clues left behind by this ghostly boy lead Oliver to the palace of Versailles, where he is swept into the French court of the Window Wraiths, spirits who inhabit glass and water, and who have claimed Oliver as their ultimate ruler: The King in the Window. Full of suspense and adventure, Adam Gopnik's novel is an unforgettable fantasy for readers of all ages.« less
This is a wonderful book. If you liked Alice Through the Looking Glass you will like this book. A young American boy who has grown up in Paris finds a whole other world beyond the one he knew. In the Window Wraiths, the street people and a crotchety, famous, old woman he finds friends and works to learn how to "Think" and save the world.