Full Product Details
Author: Tim Wynne-Jones
Publisher: Square Fish
Imprint: Square Fish
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 21.30cm
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9780312644604
ISBN 10: 0312644604
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 March 2013
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Brilliant in its near stream-of-consciousness depiction of the world as Rex sees it . . . The meticulous plotting sets the enormity of world destruction against the equally cataclysmic concerns of childhood. It's a historic narrative that resonates eerily and effectively today. -Starred, The Horn Book Wynne-Jones writes with a light, often humorous touch and maintains a perspective true to an 11-year-old's perspective. This winning hero paints a universe both hopeful and realistic, one that readers may well want to visit. --Starred, Publishers Weekly Delightfully nerve-wracking, eccentric and optimistic. -- Kirkus Reviews The sense of looming doomsday will hold readers, as will the timeless drama of moving and trying to fit in. - Booklist A fast-moving, quirky romp through apocalyptic anxiety. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br> Eccentric and charming. -- VOYA An unusual and appealing title. -- School Library Journal, May 2007
Who wouldn't want to spend time with the wonderfully observed, engagingly eccentric Norton-Nortons? As always, Wynne-Jones' eye for odd and telling detail creates a fantastically charming cast of characters that demand attention as they claim to be mutant zombie hunters, photographers of the impossible, prophets of doom, and, in the case of Rex Zero, himself, just a kid trying to get along in a Cold War world gone mad. --M.T. Anderson Brilliant in its near stream-of-consciousness depiction of the world as Rex sees it . . . The meticulous plotting sets the enormity of world destruction against the equally cataclysmic concerns of childhood. It's a historic narrative that resonates eerily and effectively today. --The Horn Book, Starred Review Wynne-Jones writes with a light, often humorous touch and maintains a perspective true to an 11-year-old's perspective. This winning hero paints a universe both hopeful and realistic, one that readers may well want to visit. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Delightfully nerve-wracking, eccentric and optimistic. --Kirkus Reviews The sense of looming doomsday will hold readers, as will the timeless drama of moving and trying to fit in. --Booklist A fast-moving, quirky romp through apocalyptic anxiety. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Eccentric and charming. --VOYA An unusual and appealing title. --School Library Journal
Author Information
TIM WYNNE-JONES is one of Canada's premier children's authors. His highly praised books include, The Boy in the Burning House, winner of the Edgar Award, and A Thief in the House of Memory, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice. His next book, Rex Zero and the Great Pretender, will be available from FSG in Fall 2010. He lives near Perth, Ontario.
