Close Kin: Book II -- The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy Contributor(s): Dunkle, Clare B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805081097 ISBN-13: 9780805081091 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: 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 the magician decides to tell them himself. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 810 |
Series: Hollow Kingdom Trilogy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 82267 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
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. |