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The Books Of Elsewhere
''The Books of Elsewhere'' is a series of fantasy novels for kids and young teens by Jacqueline West Jacqueline West is an American costume designer whose work has been recognized in numerous films such as '' Quills'' (2000), ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' State of Play'' (200 ... that centers on the McMartins' house on Linden Street, which has many magical paintings. There are five ''Books of Elsewhere'': # ''The Shadows'' (2010) # ''Spellbound'' (2011) # ''The Second Spy'' (2012) # ''The Strangers'' (2013) # ''Still Life'' (2014) Plot summary ''Spellbound'' Olive, the main character, is worried. After breaking the McMartins' enchanted spectacles in the first book, ''The Shadows'', Olive has no way to get her friend Morton out of Elsewhere, the world in the McMartins' enchanted paintings. The house's three guardian cats, Horatio, Harvey, and Leopold, have been no help in this task. Harvey hasn't be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline West (author)
Jacqueline West (born December 29, 1979) is an American writer of children's fiction and poet. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and her '' Books of Elsewhere'' fantasy series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Early life and education Jacqueline West was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, but was raised in River Falls, Wisconsin, where she graduated from River Falls High School in 1998. She received a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and has studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Edgewood College. She currently resides in Red Wing, Minnesota. Career West is the author of '' The Books of Elsewhere'', a children's literature series published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Group USA. Beyond work with fiction, West also publishes poetry. Her chapbook of poetry about Czech immigrants to western Minnesota, ''Cherma'', was published by the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Press in March, 2010. Addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the ''Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and '' The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkus Reviews
''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, nonfiction Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with be ..., and young readers' literature. ''Kirkus Reviews'', published on the first and 15th of each month; previews books before their publication. ''Kirkus'' reviews over 10,000 titles per year. History Virginia Kirkus was hired by Harper & Brothers to establish a children's book department in 1926. The department was eliminated as an economic measure in 1932 (for about a year), so Kirkus left and soon established her own book review service. Initially, she arranged to ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Fantasy Novel Series
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