The Great Good Thing - Hardcover

Townley, Roderick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1665973064 ISBN 13: 9781665973069

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025

Synopsis

A storybook princess breaks the fourth wall and incites a new kind of adventure in this imaginative middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of Chris Colfer and Gail Carson Levine.

Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.

Sylvie has been a twelve-year-old princess for more than eighty years, ever since the book she lives in was first printed. She's the heroine, and her story is exciting. But that's the trouble: it's always exciting in the same way. So when a new Reader opens the book at long last, Sylvie breaks the cardinal rule of all storybook characters: she looks up. And sets into motion a new story all her own.

Now, Sylvie is in for an adventure beyond any she could have imagined. As her journey takes her from the pages of a book to the landscape of dreams, Sylvie must summon all her courage to save her kingdom, find her way home, and figure out what it really means to do a Great Good Thing.

About this title

About the Author

Roderick Townley is a poet, literary critic, and author of children's books. His Sylvie Cycle series includes The Great Good Thing, a Top Ten Book Sense Pick that Kirkus Reviews called "utterly winning"; Into the Labyrinth, which The New York Times called "a hopping fine read"; and The Constellation of Sylvie. Mr. Townley's novel Sky was described by VOYA as "one hell of a book." He has two children, Jesse and Grace, and is married to author Wyatt Townley. Visit him online at RoderickTownley.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1665973064
• ISBN 13: 9781665973069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224