The Tapestry Bk. 1:
The Hound of Rowan
by Henry H. Neff
THE HOUND OF ROWAN by Henry H. Neff
Category:  Fantasy
Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
Release Date:  9/25/07
Publisher:  Random House
Reviewed by:  
Voracious Reader
Rating:  4 Stars


Max McDaniels always spends one day a year at the Art Institute.  This year, from the moment he enters, something
strange happens.

He finds himself in a roped-off room staring at a strange tapestry. Soon weird and wonderful things begin to happen to
him as Max finds out about a magical school called Rowan Academy. Before long, his awe fades away into concern as he
finds out that attending this school might be harder than he thought.  

To top it off, kids who are also meant to attend the school are disappearing from all over the world at an alarming rate. A
new sense of peril erupts around Rowan Academy and Max finds himself pulled into a world of secrets and danger….

In THE HOUND OF ROWAN, Henry Neff elegantly weaves a story full of adventure and fantasy and pulls readers into
a magical, startling world. All in all, this is a good book to just curl up with on the couch and relax.  The reader will almost
immediately find themselves enraptured and completely caught up in Max’s world.