Reading List: The House In The Cerulean Sea
The Hueman Collective Reading List
Every other month, a staff member from Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers selects a book for our reading list. This month’s selection is "The House In The Cerulean Sea" by T.J. Klune, chosen by Alissa Brown.
I chose the book The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. This book is so wonderfully wholesome and charming, like wrapping yourself up in a cozy blanket. It’s about a man named Linus who is in his 40’s and works a 9 to 5 job at a place that keeps track of magical children — so he is basically a social worker for magical children — and goes to their orphanages to make sure they are being properly taken care of. He is sent by his higher ups to go to a special orphanage for a month to observe, and he gets to know the wonderfully odd, classified as “dangerous,” children who live there. This fantasy story is all about self discovery, family, unconditional love, acceptance and celebrating our differences. It’s such a heart-warming book with an important message behind it. It’s also an easy book to fall into — you feel like you are a part of this story, meeting all the children and going on their adventures, and it’s magical and beautiful and just so darn adorable.
You can purchase “The House in the Cerulean” Sea by T.J. Klune at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers: 149 E. Magnolia Ave Auburn, AL 36801. You can also support AOCB by purchasing this title and others online at bookshop.org/shop/auburnoilbooksellers.
Read our story, “New Pages Of An Old Story,” to learn about AOCB’s deep roots in the community and their inspiration for opening an independent bookstore in downtown Auburn.
Alissa
Brown
