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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Soman Chainani , Iacopo BrunoPublisher: Turtleback Books Imprint: Turtleback Books Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed. Dimensions: Width: 12.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 18.80cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9780606365130ISBN 10: 0606365133 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 15 April 2014 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsInvention in overdrive...The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class.--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Matchless A fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end. --Ann M. Martin, author of the bestselling Babysitter's Club series Chainani has imagined the world where fairy tales come to life, where for every fairy princess with a 'Happily Ever After' in her future there is a villain with a tragic fate in store. But in The School for Good and Evil it's not always certain which is which. --David Magee, screenwriter of Life of Pi and Finding Neverland In Chainani's richly imagined world the action never lets up for a nano-second. Young readers won't be able to stop turning the pages till they reach the surprising and satisfying conclusion. --Tor Seidler, author of Mean Margaret, a National Book Award Finalist Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy... A wild and dangerous fairy tale ride. I loved this book. --R. L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series [A] whip-smart debut...If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade: A. --Entertainment Weekly Rich and strange. --Kirkus Reviews Chainani takes the racing energy of Roald Dahl's language and combines it with the existential intensity of J.K. Rowling's plots to create his own universe. THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL uses the sorcery of words and the poetry of friendship to startle, enchant, and keep us turning pages. --Maria Tatar, Chair of Folklore and Mythology Program, Harvard University and Editor of The Classic Fairy Tales [A] whip-smart debut...If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade: A. --Entertainment Weekly Rich and strange. --Kirkus Reviews Invention in overdrive...The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class.--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Matchless A fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end. --Ann M. Martin, author of the bestselling Babysitter's Club series Chainani has imagined the world where fairy tales come to life, where for every fairy princess with a 'Happily Ever After' in her future there is a villain with a tragic fate in store. But in The School for Good and Evil it's not always certain which is which. --David Magee, screenwriter of Life of Pi and Finding Neverland In Chainani's richly imagined world the action never lets up for a nano-second. Young readers won't be able to stop turning the pages till they reach the surprising and satisfying conclusion. --Tor Seidler, author of Mean Margaret, a National Book Award Finalist Chainani takes the racing energy of Roald Dahl's language and combines it with the existential intensity of J.K. Rowling's plots to create his own universe. THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL uses the sorcery of words and the poetry of friendship to startle, enchant, and keep us turning pages. --Maria Tatar, Chair of Folklore and Mythology Program, Harvard University and Editor of The Classic Fairy Tales Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy... A wild and dangerous fairy tale ride. I loved this book. --R. L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series [A] whip-smart debut...If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade: A. --Entertainment Weekly Invention in overdrive...The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class.--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Matchless Rich and strange. --Kirkus Reviews Chainani has imagined the world where fairy tales come to life, where for every fairy princess with a 'Happily Ever After' in her future there is a villain with a tragic fate in store. But in The School for Good and Evil it's not always certain which is which. --David Magee, screenwriter of Life of Pi and Finding Neverland In Chainani's richly imagined world the action never lets up for a nano-second. Young readers won't be able to stop turning the pages till they reach the surprising and satisfying conclusion. --Tor Seidler, author of Mean Margaret, a National Book Award Finalist Chainani takes the racing energy of Roald Dahl's language and combines it with the existential intensity of J.K. Rowling's plots to create his own universe. THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL uses the sorcery of words and the poetry of friendship to startle, enchant, and keep us turning pages. --Maria Tatar, Chair of Folklore and Mythology Program, Harvard University and Editor of The Classic Fairy Tales [A] whip-smart debut...If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade: A. --Entertainment Weekly A fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end. --Ann M. Martin, author of the bestselling Babysitter's Club series Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy... A wild and dangerous fairy tale ride. I loved this book. --R. L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series Invention in overdrive...The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class.--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Matchless Rich and strange. --Kirkus Reviews A fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end. --Ann M. Martin, author of the bestselling Babysitter's Club series Chainani has imagined the world where fairy tales come to life, where for every fairy princess with a 'Happily Ever After' in her future there is a villain with a tragic fate in store. But in The School for Good and Evil it's not always certain which is which. --David Magee, screenwriter of Life of Pi and Finding Neverland In Chainani's richly imagined world the action never lets up for a nano-second. Young readers won't be able to stop turning the pages till they reach the surprising and satisfying conclusion. --Tor Seidler, author of Mean Margaret, a National Book Award Finalist Chainani takes the racing energy of Roald Dahl's language and combines it with the existential intensity of J.K. Rowling's plots to create his own universe. THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL uses the sorcery of words and the poetry of friendship to startle, enchant, and keep us turning pages. --Maria Tatar, Chair of Folklore and Mythology Program, Harvard University and Editor of The Classic Fairy Tales Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy... A wild and dangerous fairy tale ride. I loved this book. --R. L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series [A] whip-smart debut...If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade: A. --Entertainment Weekly Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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