A Corner of White (the Colors of Madeleine, Book 1): Volume 1 Contributor(s): Moriarty, Jaclyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545397367 ISBN-13: 9780545397360 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2012016582 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Series: Colors of Madeleine |
Physical Information: 1.26" H x 5.86" W x 8.33" (1.07 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 157721 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world).Elliot, on the other hand, is in search of his father, who disappeared on the night his uncle was found dead. The talk in the town of Bonfire (in the Kingdom of Cello) is that Elliot's dad may have killed his brother and run away with the Physics teacher. But Elliot refuses to believe it. And he is determined to find both his dad and the truth.As Madeleine and Elliot move closer to unraveling their mysteries, they begin to exchange messages across worlds -- through an accidental gap that hasn't appeared in centuries. But even greater mysteries are unfolding on both sides of the gap: dangerous weather phenomena called color storms; a strange fascination with Isaac Newton; the myth of the Butterfly Child, whose appearance could end the droughts of Cello; and some unexpected kisses... |