Leven Thumps

Leven Thumps Series
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret
Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra
Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
AuthorObert Skye
Cover artistBen Sowards
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's, fantasy novels
PublisherShadow Mountain
Published2005 – 2009
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil.[1][2] The five books in the series are titled Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (2005),[3] Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret (2006),[3] Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want (2007), Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (2008), and Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder (2009). These books were originally published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.[4] Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo won the Benjamin Franklin award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in 2006.[5]

The Leven Thumps series was followed by another series, a trilogy entitled Beyond Foo. The first book, Geth and the Return of the Lithens, was released on May 9, 2011.

  1. ^ Would-be Harrys lack his magic, Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, June 14, 2005.
  2. ^ 'Leven Thumps' wooing Foo fans, Tami Martinez, Ogden Standard-Examiner, March 27, 2005.
  3. ^ a b Bibliographic information from WorldCat.
  4. ^ Shadow Mountain Press Release for "Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret". Accessed on line September 19, 2007.
  5. ^ Benjamin Franklin Award Winners and Finalists 2006 Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine