Have you read The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator? The charismatic main characters brought the book to life. These characters include Laura, Omar and Pete. The plot of this book is exciting and unexpected. Along with every good plot, the characters experienced major conflicts. The theme of the book is to listen to what you are told. The quote: "Laura, answer me. Why did you jump? Now we'll just have more problems with the senior guards. You don't know what I had to go through to save you the first time. They said that I should let you die. And now you are forcing me to bring you here! No one broke this law,” was used in the book Literary devices were also used to enhance your understanding of the. book, such as similes, alliteration, and personification Laura, Omar, and Pete helped the plot move forward throughout the book Laura was a tall, smart girl who wanted to be popular and date Pete, who was the. most popular boy in school. Laura was always nervous that Pete would find her weird. Throughout the book, Laura begins to realize that she no longer likes Pete and she develops feelings for Omar. Larua's quick thinking saves 3 spaces on 4-space creatures. Omar is a short, stocky boy with glasses who is a stranger at school. Omar was also very patient with Laua. He lives next door to Laura and likes her from the start. However, after hanging out several times over the summer, Laura stops talking to him at the start of school because he is considered a "jerk" and is not popular. When Laura wants information, she starts dating Omar again. Omar is the caretaker of space 2 and shows Laura space 4, even though he is not supposed to. Pete is an athletic boy who is popular...... middle of paper ...... as a kid, discovered him one summer in the library in elementary or middle school. Like any story appealing to a preteen, the story begins with a girl's crush on a dreamy man and her daydreams interrupted by her strangely intense neighbor, who turns out to be the guardian of the 2nd dimension. When he tries to show himself to convince her, things become dangerous and scary for the children who not only find themselves trapped in a complex web of alternate realities and dimensions and are under constant threat. A good transition from fairy tales to science fiction with lots of imagination and suspense. "I agree with several points in this review. I agree that it was an engaging story for tweens and teens. I also agree that it was a good segue into science- fiction with lots of suspense and imagination I would recommend reading The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator..