The River at Green Knowe Contributor(s): Boston, L. M. (Author), Boston, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152026134 ISBN-13: 9780152026134 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions. The spooky original illustrations have been retained, but dramatic new cover art by Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events) gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2001051807 |
Lexile Measure: 900 |
Series: Green Knowe |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.78" W x 8.87" (0.77 lbs) 176 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 58241 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions. The spooky original illustrations have been retained, but dramatic new cover art by Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events) gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boston, L. M.: - LUCY MARIA BOSTON (1892-1990) purchased a ramshackle manor house near Cambridge, England, in 1935, which over a period of two years she lovingly restored. It is this house that inspired her, at the age of sixty-two, to take pen in hand and create the beloved Green Knowe series. Boston, L. M.: - LUCY MARIA BOSTON (1892-1990) purchased a ramshackle manor house near Cambridge, England, in 1935, which over a period of two years she lovingly restored. It is this house that inspired her, at the age of sixty-two, to take pen in hand and create the beloved Green Knowe series. |