Summary

In Chapter 28, "Of the Book of Lost Things," David opens the king's book. He finds there are pages covered with childish writing and drawing, and mementos such as photos and a ticket stub, a page from a book, and a tuft of hair. David recognizes these things as belonging to his own world rather than Elsewhere. There is writing about a little girl who arrives at his house and his resentment of the girl's presence. David feels both a kinship with the boy who wrote these things and a dislike for him. David returns to the first page of the book and discovers the words, “Jonathan Tulvey. His Book.”

David begins to explore the castle. He finds a huge hourglass with only a little sand left in the top. He then finds a jar with tiny girl inside. She glows and David learns...