SuitabookDestiny and self-belief
Lev is told that he alone has the power to save Foo, while he doubts himself.
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Obert Skye - Author
This is a portal fantasy about a dissatisfied teenager whose encounter with an imaginative parallel world brings questions of destiny, self-belief and responsibility. Its central appeal is the contrast between Lev’s difficult life and Foo’s threatened wonder.
Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds -- the real world and Foo, a place created at the beginning of time in the folds of the mind that makes it possible for mankind to dream and hope, aspire and imagine. But Foo is in chaos, and three transplants from that dreamworld have been sent to retrieve Lev, who alone has the power to save Foo. Enter Clover, a wisecracking, foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl with a special power of her own; and Geth, the rightful heir to Foo. Their mission: to convince Lev that he has the power to save Foo. Can this unique band of travelers help Lev overcome his doubt? Will Lev find the gateway in time? Or will Sabine and his dark shadows find the gateway first and destroy mankind? ---------- **Books in this series** 1. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo 2. [Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret][2] 3. [Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want][3] 4. [Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra][4] 5. [Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder][5] [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5720242W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5720235W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5720239W [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5720238W
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a portal fantasy about a dissatisfied teenager whose encounter with an imaginative parallel world brings questions of destiny, self-belief and responsibility. Its central appeal is the contrast between Lev’s difficult life and Foo’s threatened wonder.
Lev is told that he alone has the power to save Foo, while he doubts himself.
Foo is described as a world created in the folds of the mind, making human dreaming, hoping, aspiring and imagining possible.
Lev travels with Clover, Winter and Geth to save Foo while Sabine and dark shadows seek the gateway.
The book includes peril centred on Foo’s chaos and a stated threat to destroy mankind. Lev’s wretched circumstances and uncertainty about his role may also invite discussion of vulnerability and pressure.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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