Jo's Old Site

This is another one of Emily Rodda’s entertaining stories that is published by Omnibus Books, which are an imprint of Scholastic. Also its ISBN is 9781862917507 and this story evolved around two children who are from our world but one is happy to follow rules, and does what is expected of him. And he is Leo, and the other is his cousin Mimi who likes to break the rules just because they are there and basically doing whatever she feels like.

And in fact because she likes to manipulate that is why she is staying with Leo, and his parents for a month while her parents go on a holiday.

As there was no one else and Mimi liked her violin lessons, and couldn’t bare parting with her dog who is named Mutt. And because she didn’t want to lose her dog this is the reason why Leo and Mimi go on this adventure or quest. This is because the Blue Queen had taken Mutt back to her world and the reason why she could do this is because she knew the dog’s name.

I also couldn’t help thinking that this was a bit like The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis but more modern. And I also couldn’t help imagining that Mimi was a lot like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz as I could see Dorothy doing the same thing for her dog named Toto. Also the reason why Leo, and Mimi could go to this other world is because their Aunt Bethany had died. And she left Leo the music box, because he reminded her of her very sensible Uncle Henry; while Mimi chose a pendant. And this is because Aunt Bethany left her and her older twin sisters her jewellery.

As Mimi told Leo that out of all Aunt Bethany’s jewellery that is all she wanted to keep. 

Leo at first went on this adventure unwillingly, and to hopefully talk some sense into Mimi, and convince her to return home but she wanted to get her beloved Mutt back first. And also in the three days that they stayed in this magical other world he didn’t want to go either.

That is because he had figured out that a man named Spoiler was really Uncle George, and because Uncle “Spoiler” George gave the Blue Queen the power to do these horrible things he wanted his Uncle brought to some sort of justice for allowing the Blue Queen to do these dreadful things she did. The Key to Rondo is a thrilling tale with a happy ending and will be looking forward to reading its sequel when it comes out. And that is called The Wizard of Rondo.