Roderick Townley, Author . Atheneum/Jackson $17 (232p) ISBN 978-0-689-84324-2
In his clever, deftly written first novel for young readers, Townley gives life to Princess Sylvie and her cohorts, characters from an out-of-print and rarely read fairy tale, by having them cross over to the dreams of Readers. In this new context,...
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Roderick Townley, Author . S&S/Aladdin $4.99 (216p) ISBN 978-0-689-85328-9
"This clever, deftly written first novel gives life to Princess Sylvie and her cohorts, characters from an out-of-print and rarely read fairy tale, by having them cross over to the dreams of Readers," said PW, calling it "as much a...
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Roderick Townley, Author . Atheneum/Jackson $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-689-85712-6
Set in New York City in 1959, this lively novel introduces jazz pianist Alec (Sky) Schuyler, a misunderstood 15-year-old with whom contemporary readers can relate. While Sky remains "invisible" and "inaudible" to most of his private-s
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Roderick Townley, Author . Atheneum/Jackson $17.99 (292p) ISBN 978-1-4169-2930-7
New Hampshire teen Dana Landgrave enters counseling with creepy Dr. Sprague, who repeatedly hypnotizes her in an attempt to find the cause of her eerily real nightmare, in which a boy is being crushed to death by an altar stone. Over the course of...
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Roderick Townley, Author Atheneum Books $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-689-84615-1
Princess Sylvie and her family, characters in the out-of-print storybook introduced in The Great Good Thing, are overjoyed when their tale is republished. This sequel, Into the Labyrinth by Roderick Townley, explores the special challenges and ...
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Roderick Townley, Knopf, $16.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-375-85601-3
In this moving fantasy, 14-year-old Daniel has lived his entire life in little Everwood, untouched by the violent
Uncertainties terrorizing the cities. His world changes, however, with the arrivals of Emily Byrdsong, granddaughter of the local...
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Roderick Townley. Knopf, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-449-81649-3
After Cisley's mother vanishes during a magic act, the 12-year-old returns home to her family's glass castle by the sea. As her Uncle Asa attempts to harness his sister's powers, Cisley tries to solve the mystery of her mother's whereabouts, her...
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Roderick Townley, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator , illus. by Mary GrandPré. Knopf $16.99 (254p) ISBN 978-0-375-85600-6
Townley's (The Red Thread
) overly complicated fantasy stars 13-year-old Hap Barlo, a smart, nimble-fingered cobbler's apprentice who is also an unwilling thief. The slippery story line is founded on a mysterious bejeweled blue shoe in a...
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Roderick Townley, Author, TBA, Read by, Blair Brown, Read by . Listening Library $18 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8072-0485-6
What if the characters in books were literally alive—and ready for new adventures—not only within their stories, but also in a reader's dreams and memories? In his children's book debut, Townley takes this idea and runs with it,
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