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Oscar from Elsewhere (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781646142026)
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Jaclyn Moriarty
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xAmazon Best of the Year
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner A unique blend of humor, suspense, and magic, unfolding through the instantly recognizable rivalries, affections and foibles of her characters, from Jaclyn Moriarty During a sleepover, a letter comes to five children begging for the urgent assistance of Esther Mettlestone-Staranise, the newly-realized Rain Weaver; she must arrive before 10am on Monday to save an entire town of elves. When they arrive, the children find two incredibly odd things: first, the town of elves, buried under layers of silver; and second, a regular-size boy who, soon after seeing the children, dies. Oscar is that boy who skipped school in our world on Monday to skate, and found himself in the city of the elves at just the wrong moment: He fled as fast as he could, but not fast enough because the silver wave struck him and he fell down dead. And that's just the beginning! At breakneck pace the cousins and friends (and a six year old stowaway elf named Gruffudd, who's a troublemaker) try to stop the clock and rewind the tragedy. Can they do it? The pleasure is all in the adventure, as only Jaclyn Moriarty can tell it.
PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOMS AND EMPIRES BOOKS ★ "A delightfully quirky story with nuance, depth, and a colorful cast of characters, this book begs for multiple readings."
--School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Like a middle-grade version of Terry Pratchett's Discworld--fantasy adventure steeped in humor, with a touch of satire, and set in a whimsical secondary world of the highest order."
--Booklist (starred) "Beautifully presented."
--Sydney Morning Herald "Splendidly entertaining."
--Kirkus "The tale crescendos to an uplifting close that promotes honesty, bravery, and self-confidence."
--Publishers Weekly
Author: Jaclyn Moriarty
ISBN-10: 1646142020
ISBN-13: 9781646142026
Publisher: Levine Querido
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2022
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 1.80d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516423 / Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere
Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2022
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner A unique blend of humor, suspense, and magic, unfolding through the instantly recognizable rivalries, affections and foibles of her characters, from Jaclyn Moriarty During a sleepover, a letter comes to five children begging for the urgent assistance of Esther Mettlestone-Staranise, the newly-realized Rain Weaver; she must arrive before 10am on Monday to save an entire town of elves. When they arrive, the children find two incredibly odd things: first, the town of elves, buried under layers of silver; and second, a regular-size boy who, soon after seeing the children, dies. Oscar is that boy who skipped school in our world on Monday to skate, and found himself in the city of the elves at just the wrong moment: He fled as fast as he could, but not fast enough because the silver wave struck him and he fell down dead. And that's just the beginning! At breakneck pace the cousins and friends (and a six year old stowaway elf named Gruffudd, who's a troublemaker) try to stop the clock and rewind the tragedy. Can they do it? The pleasure is all in the adventure, as only Jaclyn Moriarty can tell it.
PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOMS AND EMPIRES BOOKS ★ "A delightfully quirky story with nuance, depth, and a colorful cast of characters, this book begs for multiple readings."
--School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Like a middle-grade version of Terry Pratchett's Discworld--fantasy adventure steeped in humor, with a touch of satire, and set in a whimsical secondary world of the highest order."
--Booklist (starred) "Beautifully presented."
--Sydney Morning Herald "Splendidly entertaining."
--Kirkus "The tale crescendos to an uplifting close that promotes honesty, bravery, and self-confidence."
--Publishers Weekly
Author: Jaclyn Moriarty
ISBN-10: 1646142020
ISBN-13: 9781646142026
Publisher: Levine Querido
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2022
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 1.80d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516423 / Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere
Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2022
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Jaclyn Moriarty
xJaclyn Moriarty is the award-winning author of uniquely creative and readable books for adults and young readers including The Year of Secret Assignments, the Colors of Madeleine trilogy, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, and The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst. One of the talented and popular Moriarty sisters (including Liane and Nicola), Jaclyn lives in Sydney, Australia. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.
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