SuitabookThe Nowhere Emporium
Ross MacKenzie
- Reading
- Read alongside Daniel’s changing circumstances, pausing to map what the Emporium makes possible and what it demands. Afterward, invite the reader to design a room, wonder or city inspired by the book.
- Themes
- Belonging after hardship: Daniel is orphaned as a toddler, grows up in a children’s home and is invited to work at the Emporium after Lucien Silver notices something special in him. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Bullying and power: Daniel is repeatedly picked on by Spud Harper and his gang before becoming involved in the Emporium’s threatened rescue. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Wonder, invention and limits: The Emporium can travel anywhere in the world and at any time, and is filled with unexplained wonders; Daniel is drawn into its operation. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Daniel’s orphanhood, life in a children’s home, and being targeted by a gang of bullies may deserve attention. The adventure also involves an enemy threatening the Emporium; the intensity and detail of these dangers are not clear.