M. T. Anderson, Author . Candlewick $17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2402-6
Anderson (Whales on Stilts
) once again shows the breadth of his talents with this stunningly well-researched novel (the first of two planned) centering on 16-year-old Octavian. The author does not reveal the boy's identity right away, so by the
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M. T. Anderson, Author . Candlewick $7.99 (299p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2259-6
In this chilling novel, Anderson imagines a society dominated by the feed—a next-generation Internet/television hybrid that is directly hardwired into the brain. In a starred review, PW
called this a "thought-provoking and scathing...
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M. T. Anderson, Author . Scholastic $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-439-41660-3
Anderson serves up a fantasy thriller that neatly combines the techno-savvy of his Feed,
the horror themes of Thirsty
and the sharp humor of Burger Wuss
. Thirteen-year-olds Gregory Buchanan and Brian Thatz have accepted an invitation to stay with
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
M. T. Anderson, Author . Candlewick $22.99 (561p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2950-2
With an eye trained to the hypocrisies and conflicted loyalties of the American Revolution, Anderson resoundingly concludes the finely nuanced bildungsroman begun in his National Book Award–winning novel. Again comprised of Octavian’s...
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M. T. Anderson, Author Candlewick Press (MA) $8.99 (237p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3895-5
Anderson, M.T. Thirsty. Candlewick. 1997. reprint. 2008. 249p. pap. ~In Chris's small Massachusetts town, vampires are hunted by lynch mobs and killed in public executions. Chris is much more interested in getting a girl to go out with him. Then...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Petra Mathers, Illustrator , illus. by Petra Mathers. Viking $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-670-03637-0
Anderson (Feed), who fashioned a rags-to-riches biography in Handel Who Knew What He Liked, is on dangerous ground with the pianist Erik Satie (1866–1925). In this rosy- spectacled account, the experimental composer is a quirky innocent with...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Greg Spalenka, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $4.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0699-2
""Chris finds his teenage lusts becoming the thirst of the undead. Horror fans will find this vampire novel a bloody cut above the usual fare,"" said PW. Ages 14-up. (Sept.)
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Greg Spalenka, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $17.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0048-8
""In the spring, there are vampires in the wind."" So begins this blackly atmospheric first novel, set in a New England that is under quiet siege by elfin changelings, mongrel swamp creatures and other inhuman beings. Chris, struggling through the...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1046-3
In this wittily irreverent picture-book biography, the legendary baroque composer is vividly brought to life. "You'd have to be sure of yourself to wear a wig that gigantic," the author points out archly on the first page, commenting on...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick $6.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2562-7
"In this irreverent picture-book biography, the legendary baroque composer is vividly brought to life," wrote PW
in a starred review. "These gifted collaborators deserve a Hallelujah Chorus of their own." Ages 8-12. (Oct.)
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Bagram Ibatoulline, Illustrator , illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2038-7
Anderson (Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
) casts as a kind of sea chantey this reportedly true tale of a 19th-century sea serpent, spied by the people of Gloucester, Mass. "It was on a day when the sun was bright/ When the limpets were thick on...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Kurt Cyrus, Illustrator , illus. by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt $15 (188p) ISBN 978-0-15-205340-6
An intrepid trio must defeat an insidious plan to use whales (equipped with metal stilts and laser-beam eyes) in a takeover of the state capital—and then the world!—in this highly wacky novel. Anderson (The Serpent Came to Gloucester
,...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Marc Cashman, Read by , read by Marc Cashman. Listening Library
, unabridged, four CDs, four hours, ISBN (0p) ISBN 978-0-307-28431-0
One listen to Cashman's delightful work here, and it's obvious that he relishes his role as narrator of this laugh-out-loud sequel to Anderson's Whales on Stilts
. Lily and her friends, Jasper and Katie—both of whom happen to be...
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The National Children's Book and Literary Alliance. Candlewick, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5149-7
As gleefully entertaining as it is preposterously ludicrous, this serial adventure features an all-star cast of authors and illustrators, including Susan Cooper, Kate DiCamillo, Gregory McGuire, Katherine Paterson, Jon Scieszka, and Lemony Snicket....
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Peter Francis James, Read by , read by Peter Francis James. Listening Library $45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-3862-9
James's crisp annunciation and measured intonation is well-suited to the 18th-century language and phrasing Anderson employs in his fascinating, provocative Revolutionary War–era novel, winner of the 2006 National Book Award for Young...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, David Butler, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $16.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0680-0
In a world where every teenager works at one fast food chain or another and likes it, Anthony just doesn't fit in. His first real girlfriend has dumped him for a meathead named Turner who works at O'Dermott's, so Anthony plots revenge. He gets a job
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M. T. Anderson, Author, David Butler, Illustrator . Candlewick $5.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1567-3
When Anthony's girlfriend dumps him for a guy who works for a fast food chain, he devises a complicated plan to get her back by working for a rival restaurant. "Anderson's witty tale of a lovelorn boy and his corporate antagonists is...
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M. T. Anderson, Author, Northam Anderson, Author . Candlewick $6.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2014-1
"Chris finds his teenage lusts becoming the thirst of the undead. Horror fans will find this vampire novel a bloody cut above the usual fare," said PW. Ages 14-up. (Sept.)
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