"TRAPPED. TRAPPED.
Drip
drop
Drip
drop
Why are YOU crying?
You're the one who led us here!
I thought you knew where you
were going!
SPLASH
SPLASH!
Now there's no way home!
And we'll never find the sock!"
Although the task given Milo by his mother should take little to no time or create any difficulty, readers will discover quickly that any assumptions about the search to find his sister's special sock are wrong. Instead, Milo discovers the basement laundry room is inhabited by a sock-stealing, rat-like creature that ends up leading Milo on a chase filled with many discoveries, and even some fear.
Milo's decision to track the creature has him uncovering a key that unlocks a basement beyond belief. The secret chambers that lie beneath his new house lead to a room with a suspended skull who journeys with him as he searches through the below-ground world of unusual and bizarre beings. Along the way he makes friends with some of them; they help him retrieve the sock - the reason for this adventure in the first place.
The basement is immense; it is the scene of many rooms, hallways, and dungeons. Seeking help from the skeleton, a ghost, a huge eyeball and a nun leads to some terrifying meetings with sock rats and others. There is little dialogue as they work hard to find and bring Lucy's baby sock back to Milo's busy mother. The palette of colors is dark, in keeping with the setting. Readers who love to read graphic novels will find this fast-paced search, its characters, and brave Milo himself compelling and entertaining.
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