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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664425705
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ISBN: 9781664533530
| Runtime: | 8.36 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Action & Adventure |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year for Middle-Graders
Finalist for the 2014 Maine Literary Award for Young Adult Titles
A Cybils Award Finalist
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Replete with applealing
complications…this novel, too, invites readers…to ‘believe in the unbelievable.’” —Wall Street Journal
“What shines through…is Blakemore’s tender understanding of how
these children—and all children—feel about their lives and the
adults who control them.” —New York Times Book Review
“The Water Castle is full of adventure and mystery, but mostly it’s
about the importance of family, friendship, and home.” —Washington Post
“Science, history, and literature
references glow…With keep intelligence and bits of humor, the pose slips calmly
between narrative perspectives, trusting readers to pick up a revelation that
Ephraim and Mallory don’t see—and its’ a doozy. This one is special.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“With their individual points of view, different family problems, and often prickly personalities, Ephraim, Mallory, and Will are at the heart of this somewhat convoluted but ultimately rewarding novel.” —Booklist
“Ephraim is a realistic kid: needy, uncertain, not particularly brave or
logical. Mallory, Will, and Nora are also well drawn, as are some of the
adult characters.…There will be much for readers to discuss. An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy.” —School Library Journal
“Blakemore skillfully explores the
intersection of science and magic in this multifaceted story…A sense of
skeptical wonder pervades the book and lingers.” —Publishers Weekly
“Listening to narrator Chris Henry
Coffey recount the escapades of young Ephraim and his unlikely compatriots in
their quest to reveal the secret of Maine’s Water Castle is like having a
storyteller of one’s own. The immediacy of each moment is clear…Coffey keeps to
a steady pace and uses only a slight pause or emphasis at key moments. Chapters
alternate between the current day and the early twentieth century, creating a
double mystery. Is there truth to the stories of a youth-extending water hidden
underground? What brought the Crystal Springs resort to ruin? Listeners will be
eager for answers.” —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Megan Frazer Blakemore
Megan Frazer Blakemore is the author of Secrets of Truth and Beauty, a novel for young adults, which received critical acclaim and was on the ALA Rainbow list. She works as a school librarian in Maine where she lives with her family.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Action & Adventure |
| Runtime: | 8.36 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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