Hero from Otherwhere

by Jay Williams

Book Overview

Two boys who are enemies at school find they must rely on each other when they are transported to a strange world parallel to the one on earth. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440935423
• ISBN13: 9780440935421
• Release Date: September 1973
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

ONE OF MY FAVE BOOKS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book is totally awesome. I read it when I was little and have my own copy and remember it well!

Fantastic book!!

I absolutely love this book and have read it many times. I agree with one of the folks on here who said that it ought to be made into a movie! It's a shame that this book is discontinued. I wish that it was on the shelves for many more to enjoy. Nowadays with all the technology we have, I'm sure it wouldn't take long for this book to catch on.

Why has this not been made into a film?

A little "The Lion , Witch etc." a little bit "Harry Potter," its astounding that this book hasn't been made into a film yet. YET...

Children's adventure tale whose reward is friendship

Somehow I obtained this book as a child. It is still my all-time favorite book. My copy is dog-eared and torn from re-reading once every few years. I only discovered recently that its author, Jay Williams, passed away several years ago. I have attempted to obtain others of his adventure books, but have had little success.

An outstanding children's story with magic & fantasy

This book was one of my favorite stories when I was growing up. I was always a big fan of C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" but there were only seven of them so occasionally I was forced to read something else. One day while on vacation I came across "The Hero from Otherwhere," and I was delighted to find such a story. It is a tale of two boys, one athletic, the other intellectual, who do not get along, but find themselves pulled into another world, similar to our own, but slightly skewed. There they are given several tasks and learn to rely on each other along the way. It is a marvelous story of friendship and teaches valuable lessons about each person's unique talents. I'm sorry to say that this book is currently out of print. I have been searching for a copy for about seven years. Hopefully, I will find one soon, or it will be re-released because it hurts me that my children may grow up without this book.