The Seems Bk. 1:
The Glitch in Sleep
by John Hulme & Michael Wexler
The Glitch in Sleep
by John Hulme & Michael Wexler
THE GLITCH IN SLEEP by John Hulme & Michael Wexler
Illustrated by Gideon Kendall
Category: Science Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 9/18/07
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
Rating: 5 Stars
I had to sign some kind of form at the front of this book before reading it, so I’m not sure if I’m allowed to tell you any of
this…but here goes.
Imagine that The World we know is constructed somewhere else. The sunset is painted daily, the world’s rain is regulated
through a huge water tank, and a Good Night’s Sleep is packaged, processed, and sent to you nightly, with a specially
built dream enclosed just for you. Beyond the In-Between, every detail of the world is carefully fashioned by workers in
The Seems.
When Becker Drane was nine years old, he filled out an application for “The Best Job in the World” on a lark. Three
years later, he’s a newly promoted Fixer for The Seems eagerly awaiting his first mission. However, the one he receives is
tougher than most—to fix a Glitch that is ravaging the Department of Sleep.
The World is in peril as The Chain of Events that depends on the delivery of the night’s dreams grows in danger of
slipping. Becker must use all of his skills and training to find the Glitch before a Ripple Effect occurs, undoing all of the
careful work of The Seems and ripping the very Fabric of Reality away.
Humorous and exciting, this first book left me eager for more from this new series, and you can be sure I’ll be reading the
rest.
As long as I can get past the red tape next time…
Illustrated by Gideon Kendall
Category: Science Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 9/18/07
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
Rating: 5 Stars
I had to sign some kind of form at the front of this book before reading it, so I’m not sure if I’m allowed to tell you any of
this…but here goes.
Imagine that The World we know is constructed somewhere else. The sunset is painted daily, the world’s rain is regulated
through a huge water tank, and a Good Night’s Sleep is packaged, processed, and sent to you nightly, with a specially
built dream enclosed just for you. Beyond the In-Between, every detail of the world is carefully fashioned by workers in
The Seems.
When Becker Drane was nine years old, he filled out an application for “The Best Job in the World” on a lark. Three
years later, he’s a newly promoted Fixer for The Seems eagerly awaiting his first mission. However, the one he receives is
tougher than most—to fix a Glitch that is ravaging the Department of Sleep.
The World is in peril as The Chain of Events that depends on the delivery of the night’s dreams grows in danger of
slipping. Becker must use all of his skills and training to find the Glitch before a Ripple Effect occurs, undoing all of the
careful work of The Seems and ripping the very Fabric of Reality away.
Humorous and exciting, this first book left me eager for more from this new series, and you can be sure I’ll be reading the
rest.
As long as I can get past the red tape next time…
