The Emerald Atlas:The Books of Beginning - Hardcover

Stephens, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857530186 ISBN 13: 9780857530189

Verlag: Doubleday Children's Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

They were taken from their beds one frozen night, when the world was covered in snow. The silhouette of a tall, thin man has haunted Kate ever since. Ten years on, Kate, Michael and Emma have grown up in a string of miserable orphanages, and all memories of their parents have faded to a blur. Arriving at Cambridge Falls, the children quickly realise there is something different about this place - and Kate feels sure she has seen the dark, crooked house before. As they explore, they discover an old, empty leather book. The moment they touch it, an ancient magical prophecy is set irrevocably in motion, and the children are thrown into a dangerous alternate reality of dark enchantments and terrifying monsters. Only they can prevent the terrible event that will ruin Cambridge Falls - and stop the world from falling into complete devastation.

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John Stephens received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia in 1998. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he has worked as a writer-producer on Gilmore Girls and The O.C. John Stephens is taking leave from his television career to pursue his passion for writing for children. The Emerald Atlas is his first novel.

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They were snatched from their beds in the dead of night, when the world was covered in snow.

Ten years on, Kate, Michael and Emma have grown up in a string of miserable orphanages, and all memories of their parents have faded. Arriving in the eerily silent Cambridge Falls, the children quickly realise there is something strange going on...

With the discovery of an old leather book, an ancient magical prophecy is set in motion which will take them on the the adventure of several lifetimes, to worlds outside their own. Only they have the power to save the town - and their own future.

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Kate is in charge. The oldest. The only one who remembers their parents. Promised to protect her brother and sister until they return.

Michael is the bookish brother. Scrawny, bullied at every orphanage (his glasses somehow always end up in the toilet). Loves stories about magic, especially involving dwarves.

Emma is a pint-sized brawler. Devoted to her brother and sister. Thinks Michael is deeply weird. Will fight anyone who says so. Secretly threw Michael's glasses in the toilet - twice.

Together, they will learn:

1. Magic is real

2. Old books cause trouble

3. Only they can save the world

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Doubleday Children's Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0857530186
• ISBN 13: 9780857530189
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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