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Down Among the Sticks and Bones

#2 Wayward Children

Seanan McGuire

$29.99

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English
Tor U.K.
25 July 2017
"Seanan McGuire returns to her popular Wayward Children series with Down Among the Sticks and Bones-a truly standalone story suitable for adult and young adult readers of urban fantasy.

Down Among the Sticks and Bones book chronicles the lives of two of Every Heart a Doorway's favorite characters before they wind up in the Eleanor West Home for Wayward Children-a place where children who have experienced fantasy adventures can be reintroduced to the ""real"" world.

In Down Among the Sticks and Bones, twin girls Jack and Jill find themselves thrust into a world of monsters and mad scientists, and something they thought they'd never experience: choice."

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Imprint:   Tor U.K.
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 218mm,  Width: 142mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   298g
ISBN:   9780765392039
ISBN 10:   0765392038
Series:   Wayward Children
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Down Among the Sticks and Bones (#2 Wayward Children)

McGuire has a miraculous talent for examining adolescent discontent, wedding the strange with the poignant, the fearsome with the fascinating. --RT Book Reviews Top Pick, 4 1/2 stars Beautifully crafted and smartly written, this fairy-tale novella is everything that speculative fiction readers look for: fantastical worlds, diverse characters, and prose that hits home with its emotional truths. --Library Journal starred review Exquisitely crafted, this is the rare companion novel that can stand alone. --Booklist starred review. McGuire's exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved. --Publishers Weekly starred reviewPRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics. --NPR Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth. --Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood) This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting. --Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. --Library Journal, starred review So mindblowingly good, it hurts. --io9 This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place. -- Publishers Weekly This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts. --Bookish Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind. --Geek Syndicate McGuire's exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved. --Publishers Weekly starred reviewPRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics. --NPR Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth. --Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood) This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting. --Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. --Library Journal, starred review So mindblowingly good, it hurts. --io9 This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place. -- Publishers Weekly This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts. --Bookish Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind. --Geek Syndicate The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter. Every Heart a Doorway feels like home. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog -McGuire's exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved.- --Publishers Weekly starred reviewPRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY -A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics.- --NPR-Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth.- --Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood)-This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting.- --Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing-McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience.- --Library Journal, starred review-So mindblowingly good, it hurts.- --io9-This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place.- -- Publishers Weekly-This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts.- --Bookish-Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind.- --Geek Syndicate-The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter. Every Heart a Doorway feels like home.- --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog PRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics. --NPR Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth. --Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood) This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting. --Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. --Library Journal, starred review So mindblowingly good, it hurts. --io9 This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place. -- Publishers Weekly This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts. --Bookish Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind. --Geek Syndicate The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter. Every Heart a Doorway feels like home. --B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog PRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth. Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood) This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting. Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. Library Journal, starred review So mindblowingly good, it hurts. io9 This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place. Publishers Weekly This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts. Bookish Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind. Geek Syndicate The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter. Every Heart a Doorway feels like home. B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog PRAISE FOR EVERY HEART A DOORWAY Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth. Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood ) This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting. Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. Library Journal, starred review So mindblowingly good, it hurts. io9 This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place. Publishers Weekly This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts. Bookish Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind. Geek Syndicate The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter. Every Heart a Doorway feels like home. B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog


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