A review by kellyjmac
MapMaker by Lisa Moore Ramée

4.0

I really loved this book! The main character Walt struggles to live up to his father’s expectations and dreams for him. He feels like he doesn’t measure up to his twin sister Van and is struggling to find his place in a new town. He soon finds he has a special talent where he can create (and possibly destroy) worlds by drawing or altering maps. After receiving a special gift from his mother, he finds himself travelling into one of his map worlds with his sister and new friend Dylan. Walt has been warned if a dangerous mapmaker Statica who has been searching for him but he’s curious if maybe everyone has it wrong since he is a mapmaker and isn’t evil. He wants his questions about being a mapmaker answered as well and feels like Statica is the only one who can. They travel through Djaruba and find many creatures (Dragons!!) and find themselves in peril many times (active volcano!!) and Walt is torn whether he wants to go home or not. I love these kinds of portal fantasy books and especially enjoy a good fantasy map which this book has! I would recommend to anyone that enjoys these too. It left off with an opening for another book and I’m hoping there’s more to come. I would love to see what happens next for Walt and Van!