{"product_id":"the-boy-who-lost-fairyland-paperback","title":"The Boy Who Lost Fairyland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherynne M. Valente\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAna Juan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century.-Time magazine, on the Fairyland series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the Red Wind, he becomes a changeling-a human boy-in the strange city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland. Left with a human family, Hawthorn struggles with his troll nature and his changeling fate, while attending school and learning about human kindnesses-and un-kindnesses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a starred review, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e noted, Every page of this book contains at least one stunning sentence. Valente's descriptions of the human world make it sound like an exotic place, even when she just lists things to see: diamonds and dinosaur bones and Canadian geese and the Cathedral of Notre Dame and ballpoint pens. Readers may wish the words were food, so they could eat them up. And they may keep reading this series for just as long as people have been arguing about Oz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fourth installment of her saga, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Lost Fairyland\u003c\/i\u003e, Catherynne M. Valente's wisdom and wit will charm readers of all ages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHERYNNE M. VALENTE \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of over a dozen books of fiction and poetry, and is best-known for her urban speculative fiction, including \u003ci\u003ePalimpsest \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the 2010 Lambda Award), and \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e The Boy Who Lost Fairyland\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel for young readers, was posted online in 2009 and won the Andre Norton Award-the first book to ever win before traditional publication. Cat Valente lives on an island off the coast of Maine with her partner, two dogs, and an enormous cat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eANA JUAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-renowned illustrator known in this country for her wonderful covers for the New Yorker magazine, as well as the children's books \u003ci\u003eThe Night Eater\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrida\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Jonah Winter. She lives in Spain.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boy Who Lost Fairyland\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772605038880,"sku":"9781250073327","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/319bf9c5952d9fc63af1469ac1b0e47c.webp?v=1780409380","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-boy-who-lost-fairyland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}