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The Spindlers
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ISBN13: 9780061978081
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Oct 2 2012
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.75
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Awards: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Grand Canyon Reader Award, Young Hoosier Book Award
Evocative of Alice in Wonderland, this captivating middle grade fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is a bewitching story about the reaches of loyalty and the enduring power of hope. Perfect for fans of the author's other middle grade novels: Liesl & Po and the Curiosity House series.
Looking across the breakfast table one morning, twelve-year-old Liza feels dread wash over her. Although her younger brother, Patrick, appears the same, Liza knows that he is actually quite different. She is certain that the spindlers--evil, spiderlike beings--came during the night and stole his soul. And Liza is also certain that she is the only one who can rescue him on a daring sibling quest.
Armed with little more than her wits and a huge talking rat for a guide, Liza descends into the dark and ominous underground world to save Patrick's soul. Her quest is far from easy: she must brave tree-snakes, the Court of Stones, and shape-shifting scawgs before facing her greatest challenge in the spindlers' lair, where more than just Patrick's soul is at stake.
- Portal Fantasy Adventure: Liza's journey begins not in a wardrobe or down a rabbit hole, but through a secret hole in her own basement, leading to a world Below she never knew existed.
- A World of Magical Creatures: Guided by Mirabella, a huge talking rat with a flair for fashion, Liza must navigate a realm of tree-snakes, shape-shifting scawgs, and the wise, dream-bringing nocturni.
- An Unlikely Heroine: Twelve-year-old Liza isn't a knight or a chosen one. She's just a sister armed with her wits, a broomstick, and a fierce loyalty that drives her to face the darkest of fears.
- A Dark Fairy Tale: Evocative of classic tales but with a chilling new twist, this story confronts the evil, soul-stealing spindlers and their terrifying queen in a quest that is both wondrous and dangerous.
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