Although I never read anything by Joyce, luckily I took a chance on Ollie. I love this book! Ollie is a toy and he is discarded and finds his way through many trials and tribulations much like Odysseus. It is dark though, as many of his companions suffer greatly; they come from the scrap pile and even some real garbage come to life to help Ollie get back to his home and for a long time the journey is rough. His nemesis is a disgruntled toy who turns super evil because he was not chosen by any kids to take home. They have a big war, a lot of toy on toy violence, and its quite compelling.
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