{"product_id":"the-eyes-of-the-amaryllis-paperback","title":"The Eyes of the Amaryllis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis, \u003c\/i\u003ethe basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1977\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist and writer \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt (1932-2016)\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the modern classic \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003eand many other brilliantly original books for young people. As the mother of three small children, she began her career in 1966 by illustrating \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Ninth Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, written by her husband, Samuel Babbitt. She soon tried her own hand at writing, publishing two picture books in verse. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eTheSearch for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1969 and established her reputation for creating magical tales with profound meaning. \u003ci\u003eKneeknock Rise\u003c\/i\u003e earned Babbitt a Newbery Honor in 1971, and she went on to write--and often illustrate--many more picture books, story collections, and novels. She also illustrated the five volumes in the Small Poems series by Valerie Worth. In 2002, \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into a major motion picture, and in 2016 a musical version premiered on Broadway. Born and raised in Ohio, Natalie Babbitt lived her adult life in the Northeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 7.64 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2007\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 Eyes of the Amaryllis\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 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754266493216,"sku":"9780312370084","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/652f64eba526d7af3cc40db331a45f75.webp?v=1780036733","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-eyes-of-the-amaryllis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}