| Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War Contributor(s): Barker, Clive (Author), Barker, Clive (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060596384 ISBN-13: 9780060596385 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Barker's "New York Times" bestseller continues the story of young Candy Quackenbush from Chickentown, U.S.A., who embarks on an epic, life-changing journey when she dives from a barren field in Minnesota into the enormous Sea of Izabella. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Abarat |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 4.02" W x 6.93" (0.62 lbs) 576 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82198 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All things in their time . . . Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat are getting stranger by the hour. Why has the Lord of Midnight sent his henchman after her? Why can she suddenly speak words of magic? Why is this world "familiar"? Candy and her companions must solve the mystery of her past before the forces of Night and Day clash and Absolute Midnight descends upon the islands. A final war is about to begin. . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Barker, Clive: - Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of The Books of Abarat, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume. Mr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo. |