Imagine a world where
people wear iron shoes in order to avoid losing a foot to a crab’s claws. A
world where the people are as small as spoons, but their courage is larger than
a lion’s. Lily is a young citizen of such a world—of Lilliput—when she is taken
from its familiar shores and smuggled into the enormous, yet suffocating, city
of London by a man literature has seen before: Lemuel Gulliver.
Eighteen
years prior, Gulliver stumbled upon the island country of Lilliput only to
return to London and be ridiculed for his claims of miniature communities,
floating cities, and more. Being a man of science, Gulliver feels that upon
publishing his book detailing his travels, he must also present the public with
living proof of his story: a Lilliputian. Unfortunately, Lily suffers from
Gulliver’s obsession with the truth and becomes his prisoner for half of her
life. Lily must find a way to escape from Gulliver and to return to her home
before time runs out; a year in her life is, after all, only a month’s worth of
time.
Gulliver’s Travels is one of the first
novels that inspired the phenomenon known as fan fiction. Lilliput gives life to a new perspective on the classic story;
Gulliver’s adventures are not quite over and Lily’s are just beginning. This
book encourages readers to use their own imaginations in creating back stories
or sequels to some of their favorite novels, consequently allowing readers to
develop creative and innovative minds.
Lilliput
also provides fantastic imagery throughout as Lily is constantly coming up with
comparisons that reflect the differences between her world and Gulliver’s.
Imagine Gulliver’s tears as bucketfuls of water or being able to drink clouds
from a straw; this is Lily’s reality. Throughout her journey, Lily discovers
what it truly means to hope for something. Finn, her friend and rescuer,
continually helps Lily to not lose sight of what she is working towards: her
freedom.
Join
Lily and Finn as they fight against cruel masters, controlling clocks, and
their own doubt in order to find their homes and discover where they truly
belong.