The Boy Who Lost Fairyland - Softcover

Catherynne M. Valente

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472112822 ISBN 13: 9781472112828

Publisher: Atom, 2016

Synopsis

When a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the Golden Wind, he becomes a changeling - a human boy - in the strange city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland when seen through trollish eyes.

Left with a human family, Hawthorn struggles with his troll nature and his changeling fate. But when he turns twelve, he stumbles upon a way back home, to a Fairyland much changed from the one he remembers.

Soon, Hawthorn finds himself at the centre of a changeling revolution - until he comes face to face with a beautiful young Scientiste with very big, very red assistant . . .

With The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, Catherynne M. Valente's wisdom and wit will continue to charm readers of all ages.

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Review

Valente's Fairyland is as bizarre and beautiful as ever, with a Wonderland-like un-logic that will keep readers both delighted and slightly off-balance. "The Horn Book for The Boy Who Lost Fairyland"

Readers may wish the words were food, so they could eat them up. And they may keep reading this series for just as long as people have been arguing about Oz. "Kirkus Reviews, starred review, for The Boy Who Lost Fairyland"

A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done with heart and wisdom. "Neil Gaiman, Newbery Award-winning author of The Graveyard Book, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

September is a clever, fun, stronghearted addition to the ranks of bold, adventurous girls. Valente's subversive storytelling is sheer magic. "Tamora Pierce, author of The Immortals series, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale--full of oddments, whimsy, and joy. "Holly Black, author of the Spiderwick Chronicles, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

When I say that this book reminds me simultaneously of E. Nesbit, James Thurber, and the late Eva Ibbotson, I don't mean to take anything awy from its astonishing originality. It's a charmer from the first page, managing the remarkable parlay of being at once ridiculously funny and surprisingly suspenseful. Catherynne Valente is a find, at any age! "Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

This is a kind of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by way of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"--it's the sort of book one doesn't want to end. "Publishers Weekly, starred review, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

[Fairyland creates] a world as bizarre and enchanting as any Wonderland or Oz and a heroine as curious, resourceful and brave as any Alice or Dorothy. Complex, rich and memorable. "Kirkus Reviews, starred review, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

This book is quite simply a gold mine. "Booklist, starred review, for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

Amusing, wrenching, and thought-provoking. "The Horn Book for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

A phenomenal fantasy series worthy of a spot in every library collection. "School Library Journal for The Boy Who Lost Fairyland""

Book Description

The fourth instalment in the bestselling Fairyland series, hailed as 'one of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century' (Time magazine).

About this edition

• Publisher: Atom
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1472112822
• ISBN 13: 9781472112828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352