| The Hollow Kingdom: Book I -- The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy Contributor(s): Dunkle, Clare B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805081089 ISBN-13: 9780805081084 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Clare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy-- now available in paperback For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself. Marak is a powerful magician who claims to be the goblin king, and he has very specific plans for the two new girls who have trespassed into his kingdom . . . So begins the award-winning Hollow Kingdom Trilogy. Now in paperback, these editions welcome a whole new audience to the magical realm that Newbery Award winner Lloyd Alexander calls "as persuasive as it is remarkable." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Series: Hollow Kingdom Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.5" W x 8.26" (0.48 lbs) 240 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73215 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Hollow Kingdom, the first book in Clare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy, will transport readers into a magical realm that Newbery Award winner Lloyd Alexander calls as persuasive as it is remarkable. For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself. Marak is a powerful magician who claims to be the goblin king, and he has very specific plans for the two new girls who have trespassed into his kingdom . . . The Hollow Kingdom is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dunkle, Clare B.: - Clare B. Dunkle worked for years as a librarian. She lives with her family in Germany. Her first book, The Hollow Kingdom, won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and was named a Publishers Weekly "Flying Start," a Bank Street College of Education Best Book, and a Locus Magazine Best YA Book. |