The Watcher

Howe, James

ISBN 10: 0689801866 / ISBN 13: 9780689801860

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997

About this Item

A fine copy in a fine dustjacket, now in protective mylar. First edition copy with full number line. Author inscribed title page "To Mary and her middle school readers - and the truth of the imagination. James Howe 1997." ; MCF03688; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 172 pp; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 32411

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Watcher
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689801866
• ISBN 13: 9780689801860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A mysterious girl, dubbed The Watcher, spins tales of rescue from her lonely perch above the beach. She closely observes the actions of two people she has never met: a fourteen-year-old boy whose family seems perfect and a handsome eighteen-year-old lifeguard. Their lives become intertwined -- and their troubling truths are revealed.

About the Author

James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children’s literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe’s books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.