The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson
Author: Quinn Sosna-Spear
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: April 2019
Walter Mortinson is just becoming a teenager. But his room is already stuffed with remarkable inventions and his heart is just as crowded with conflicting emotions. Deeply touching, Quinn Sosna-Spear’s story manages to harmonize love, despair, humor, and human sympathy. You will read about Cordelia Primpet, who you’ll learn to like as she skirts death. You will read about Horace Odwald Flasterborn, the renowned, self-centered inventor. And you will read about the Mortinson family, their triumphs and their tragedies, and their concealed past. The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson will take you to places you’ve never been, but the characters will make it feel like home. I liked the way the story ended, open to possibilities but not as a cliffhanger. I recommend this book for grades 4 and up, and for anyone who likes relatable characters and is not uncomfortable with some bittersweet mixed with whimsy.
D. K. Nuray, age 12
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