Wildwood

Colin Meloy
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
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Wildwood

Colin Meloy
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
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Found in: Young Readers ages 9-12, Fiction Ages 9-12

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HEATHER'S PICK9-12 YEARS576 PAGESENGLISH

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  • Appropriate for: Ages 9-12 Years
  • Published date: Sep 25, 2012
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 576
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • ISBN: 9780062024701
  • Dimensions: 6.0" W x 1.6" L x 7.75" H

Colin Meloy once wrote Ray Bradbury a letter, informing him that he "considered himself an author too." He was ten. Since then, Colin has gone on to be the singer and songwriter for the band the Decemberists, where he channels all of his weird ideas into weird songs. With the Wildwood Chronicles, he is now channeling those ideas into novels.

As a kid, Carson Ellis loved exploring the woods, drawing, and nursing wounded animals back to health. As an adult, little has changed—except she is now the acclaimed illustrator of several books for children, including Lemony Snicket''sThe Composer Is Dead,Dillweed''s Revengeby Florence Parry Heide, andThe Mysterious Benedict Societyby Trenton Lee Stewart.

Colin and Carson live with their sons, Hank and Milo, in Oregon.

WILDWOOD is a beautiful object and a beautiful read. One half fairy tale, one half coming of age story, one half unrepentantly gorgeous work of art, this book is overflowing with gifts. - Jonathan Safran Foer

Dark and whimsical, with a true and uncanny sense of otherworldliness, WILDWOOD is the heir to a great tradition of stories of wild childhood adventure. It snatched me up and carried me off into a world I didn’t want to leave. - Michael Chabon

A satisfying blend of fantasy, adventure story, eco-fable and political satire with broad appeal; especially recommended for preteen boys. - Kirkus Reviews

If you like stories in which spunky adolescents emerge from secret tunnels only to be greeted by smartly outfitted badgers operating rickshaws, this is a book for you. Meloy’s debut is the kind of delicate, elaborate fantasy that is so well-versed in classic Narnian tropes that it is destined to be enthusiastically embraced. Frequent, droll illustrations further solidify Wildwood as a uniquely alive place-right down to the stubborn blackberries and vengeful ivy. - Booklist (starred review)

This book is like the wild, strange forest it describes. It is full of suspense and danger and frightening things the world has never seen, and once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave. - Lemony Snicket

WILDWOOD is an irresistible, atmospheric adventure - richly imagined and richly rewarding. - Trenton Lee Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Society

Meloy has an immediately recognizable verbal style and creates a fully realized fantasy world…. Ellis’s illustrations perfectly capture the original world and contribute to the feel of an instant timeless classic. Further adventures in Wildwood cannot come quickly enough. - School Library Journal (starred review)

“A richly satisfying weave of reality and fantasy.” - New York Times Book Review

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