Ridiculously irresistible, this will leave readers eager for the next escapade.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Taylor’s debut is such a rollicking good time that readers will likely hope for more to come.” — Booklist
“Magically charming and charmingly magical, this hilarious and heartfelt adventure is perfect for any reader who loves forts, magic, friendship... or just a great story.” — Dan Gemeinhart, author of The Honest Truth
“A secret society of kid spies, magically connected pillow forts, and the heartache of growing apart from your best friend — I loved it!” — Kelly Jones, author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
“It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book this imaginative and cleverand a long time since I’ve had so much fun reading! Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort kept me turning the pages way past my bedtime.” — Caroline Carlson, author of The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series
“A heart-warming friendship story with a magical twist that will cozy right up to fans of Kate Messner and Wendy Mass.” — Melanie Conklin, author of Counting Thyme
“A magical and heartwarming story of friendship, family, and summer breaks packed with never-ending laughs, never-ending fun, and never-ending pillow forts!” — Brooks Benjamin, author of My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights
“Humor, heart, and fun: be sure to fortify your bookshelves with this one. But do be warned: pillow forts will be built during the reading of this delightful book!” — Lauren Magaziner, author of Pilfer Academy
Taylor’s debut is such a rollicking good time that readers will likely hope for more to come.
Magically charming and charmingly magical, this hilarious and heartfelt adventure is perfect for any reader who loves forts, magic, friendship... or just a great story.
A heart-warming friendship story with a magical twist that will cozy right up to fans of Kate Messner and Wendy Mass.
Humor, heart, and fun: be sure to fortify your bookshelves with this one. But do be warned: pillow forts will be built during the reading of this delightful book!”
A secret society of kid spies, magically connected pillow forts, and the heartache of growing apart from your best friend — I loved it!
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book this imaginative and cleverand a long time since I’ve had so much fun reading! Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort kept me turning the pages way past my bedtime.
A magical and heartwarming story of friendship, family, and summer breaks packed with never-ending laughs, never-ending fun, and never-ending pillow forts!
Taylor’s debut is such a rollicking good time that readers will likely hope for more to come.
A magical adventure!
10/01/2017
Gr 3–6—Maggie has spent the last six weeks lonely and bored, waiting for her best friend and across-the-street neighbor, Abby, to return from Camp Cantaloupe. Maggie assumes that everything will be the same as before, but when Abby returns, she only talks about camp and doesn't want to play their old games. The exception is the pillow fort that Maggie built in her living room. Abby builds one of her own and the girls discover that the pillow forts magically connect through a mysterious link. The next day they find another link, to Maggie's Uncle Joe who is doing whale research in Alaska. That night Maggie is taken to visit the council of the North American Founding and Allied Forts Alliance (NAFAFA). She discovers that not only are there connected pillow forts all over North America, but also to keep the portals open and be able to build more, she and Abby must to do a good deed in the next three days. NAFAFA council politics complicate their attempts and when their parents find out about the pillow forts, it looks like the links may be closed forever. A mysterious key found in the Le Petit Salon in Versailles may have the answer to all their problems and sets up the cliffhanger ending, which clearly marks this as the first in a series. This is not without appeal. Unfortunately, the playfulness of the premise is marred by the convoluted explanations of the magical world-building, and the author's attempts at exploring changing friendships feels oversimplified. VERDICT An intriguing premise is made confusing by clunky plotting and character development. An additional purchase.—Kefira Phillipe, Nichols Middle School, Evanston, IL
2018-01-13
A pillow fort softens the growing pains between besties Maggie and Abby. Maggie builds a fort while waiting for her "co-secret agent" to return from Camp Cantaloupe, eager to engage in epic imaginary adventures. Once home, Abby builds a matching fort, but she's ready for real-world games with a wider circle of friends. They seem to be at an impasse until they have a breakthrough—literally, from one fort to the other via a fantastical pillow-fort link. More thrilling, they discover they can travel further afield, such as to Maggie's uncle Joe in a remote Alaska cabin. It turns out they're breaking all kinds of rules as per the executive council of the secretive North American Founding and Allied Forts Alliance. The friends each get what they want and then some: NAFAFA intrigue, a worldwide network of magical pillow forts, a centuries-old mystery, and a dose of life-and-death drama. Physical and cultural descriptions of the varied cast are brief, but personalities are vivid and colorful; narrator Maggie appears to be white, while Abby is Latina. Deeper themes of friendship, illness, bravery, and faith are introduced, but debut author Taylor maintains a light touch. Maggie never holds back, giving full vent to her gloriously intrusive imagination, self-doubts, sensitivities, and growing self-awareness. Some of the details are murky, but in a cliffhanger ending, the linchpin to the network seems to be Camp Cantaloupe, and Maggie and Abby hold the key…. Ridiculously irresistible, this will leave readers eager for the next escapade. (Fantasy. 8-12)