alexa Daley Tiene Doce Anos Y Va A Pasar Otro S Vacaciones De Verano Con Su Padre En Bridewell. Esta Contenta Porque Podrá Explorar El Viejo Edificio Donde Se Hospeda Cada Ano, Una Antigua Prisión Llena De Pasajes Secretos, Montones De Habitaciones Y Una Biblioteca Estupenda. También Quiere Averiguar Lo Que Existe Mas Allá De La Inmensa Muralla Que Rodea La Ciudad Y Que Fue Construida Para Proteger A La Población Del Peligro Que Acecha En Los Bosques Y Los Montes Negros.
a Medida Que Alexa Comienza A Descubrir La Verdad Sobre Lo Que Existe Mas Allá De La Muralla, Encuentra Un Antiguo Hechizo Que Le Confiere Un Extraño Poder. Armand Con El, Descubre Un Peligro Que Puede Destruir Todo Lo Que Ama Y Que PodrÃÂa Transformar Para Siempre La Tierra De Elyon.
publishers Weekly
in His Debut Fantasy, The Launch Of The Land Of Elyon Series, Carman Crafts An Intriguingly Insular World, And Introduces A Plucky, Convincingly Curious Heroine Who Yearns To See What Lies Outside Of It. Alexa Daley, 12 Years Old, Lives Within The Walled Kingdom Of Elyon With Her Father, The Mayor Of Lathbury, And His Influential Friends. As The Story Opens, Readers Learn Through A Flashback That Alexa Was Taking A Walk With Warvold, The Kingdom's Architect, When He Inexplicably Died; She Takes A Key From The Locket He Wears, And Returns Home. While The Adults Grapple With The Population Problem Within This Confined Space, Alexa Follows Her Passion-to Find A Way Outside The Wall-and Escapes, Thanks To Warvold's Key. Once Outside, A Two-foot-high Man Greets Her And Leads Her On A Quest Through A Seemingly Enchanted Land With Talking Animals. From Them She Learns That Warvold Had Selected Her As The Chosen One, To Complete A Task He Left Unfinshed. The Author Slowly Reveals How Warvold's Internallized Fears Prompted Him To Build The Wall, With All Sorts Of Unforeseen Ramifications. (the Monster Is The Wall Itself, One Animal Tells Her.) Carman Dabbles In Social Commentary With His Intimations Of The Perils Of Isolationism, But Even More Effectively Plumbs The Psychological Reverberations Of Playing Out One's Fears. Readers Of All Ages Will Gain Much From This Tale And Eagerly Anticipate The Next Two Planned Volumes. Ages 8-13. (feb.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantasy & Magic
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher : Scholastic
Author : Carman, Patrick
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2005-02-01
Number Of Pages : 272
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0439700930
ISBN-13 : 9780439700931
Item weight : 0.7 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5 in x 7.2 in
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