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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- Narrative Type
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
ISBN-10
031237772X
ISBN-13
9780312377724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038283531
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kneebone Boy
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Action & Adventure / General, General, People & Places / Europe, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2010-012572
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Praise forThe Kneebone Boy: "A quirky charmer." --Kirkus Reviews,STARRED review "What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read." --BCCB "Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth... The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles." --Booklist"With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother... Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." --Publishers Weekly "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." --Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." --Welcome to my Tweendom "....this book is a winning read. Fans ofThe Graveyard Bookwill enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." --Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest bookThe Kneebone Boy, I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant'. Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." --Kid Lit Frenzy Praise for Ellen Potter: "Potter has written a pitch-perfect novel . . . Filled with sarcasm and lots of humor, the story is filled with intriguing characters, believable and unique. A must-have for middle school libraries everywhere."Kids Lit forSlob "Breathtakingly Original Debut!"Child Magazine, Best Book of the Year for Olivia Kidney "At once exuberant and poignant, Potter's cunningly crafted first novel [is] a memorable debut."Publishers Weekly, starred review forOlivia Kidney "The writing crackles with energy, and, beneath the bizarre happenings, themes emerge that are connected to Olivia's personal growth and acceptance of her brother's death. The author adroitly draws all of the subplots together in a complex and inventive climax that will keep readers guessing till the last page."School Library JournalforOlivia Kidney Stops for No One "Dashes of Dahl, snippets of Snicket, and heaps of Horvath humor abound, and like its prequel, this can be read on many levels . . . Sparkling writing, madcap characters, and serious themes contribute, Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth… The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles., Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth... The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles., As I read through Ellen Potter's newest book The Kneebone Boy, I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant.' Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover., What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read., "The three Hardscrabble siblings set out to learn the identity of the title character in Ellen Potter's gothic mystery The Kneebone Boy . But it's the trio's longing to unwrap the truth about their missing mom that sets off a grand adventure full of shadowy characters and hair-raising action." -- Family Fun "A quirky charmer." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read." -- BCCB "Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth... The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles." -- Booklist "With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother... Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." -- Publishers Weekly "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." -- Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." -- Welcome to My Tweendom "This book is a winning read. Fans of The Graveyard Book will enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." -- Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest book The Kneebone Boy, I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant.' Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." -- Kid Lit Frenzy "Otto, Lucia, and Max are the Hardscrabble children, and one of them is the unidentified narrator. Otto, the oldest, hasn't spoken out loud since he was eight, when the children's mother vanished. Their father, Casper Hardscrabble, paints portraits of royal families, returning with stories of their adventures to tell his children. When he sends them to London to stay with his cousin, who turns out to be away on holiday, they make their way to their great-aunt Haddie, who lives in a life-size playhouse castle behind a forbiddingly real castle, once owned by the Kneebone family. From their great-aunt and others, the Hardscrabbles learn about the Kneebone boy, locked away in a tower in the castle because of some unnamed deformity, and decide that they must rescue him." -- Tim Wadham, for School Library Journal, Prasie forThe Kneebone Boy: A quirky charmer." --Kirkus Reviews,STARRED review "Metafictional flourishes (‘If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." --Horn Book Magazine Praise for Ellen Potter: Potter has written a pitch-perfect novel . . . Filled with sarcasm and lots of humor, the story is filled with intriguing characters, believable and unique. A must-have for middle school libraries everywhere."—Kids Lit for Slob Breathtakingly Original Debut!"—Child Magazine, Best Book of the Year for Olivia Kidney At once exuberant and poignant, Potter's cunningly crafted first novel [is] a memorable debut."—Publishers Weekly, starred review for Olivia Kidney The writing crackles with energy, and, beneath the bizarre happenings, themes emerge that are connected to Olivia's personal growth and acceptance of her brother's death. The author adroitly draws all of the subplots together in a complex and inventive climax that will keep readers guessing till the last page."—School Library JournalforOlivia Kidney Stops for No One Dashes of Dahl, snippets of Snicket, and heaps of Horvath humor abound, and like its prequel, this can be read on many levels . . . Sparkling writing, madcap characters, and serious themes contribute to a read-aloud that adults will enjoy as much as the children."—Booklistfor Olivia Kidney Stops for No One This zany mixture of reality and fantasy offers many interesting characters for readers to ponder."—Booklistfor Pish Posh Winner of the Junior Library Guild Spring 2009 Selection forSlob. A Best Book of the Year" selection byParentingmagazine forOlivia Kidney, Otto, Lucia, and Max are the Hardscrabble children, and one of them is the unidentified narrator. Otto, the oldest, hasn't spoken out loud since he was eight, when the children's mother vanished. Their father, Casper Hardscrabble, paints portraits of royal families, returning with stories of their adventures to tell his children. When he sends them to London to stay with his cousin, who turns out to be away on holiday, they make their way to their great-aunt Haddie, who lives in a life-size playhouse castle behind a forbiddingly real castle, once owned by the Kneebone family. From their great-aunt and others, the Hardscrabbles learn about the Kneebone boy, locked away in a tower in the castle because of some unnamed deformity, and decide that they must rescue him., The three Hardscrabble siblings set out to learn the identity of the title character in Ellen Potter's gothic mystery The Kneebone Boy . But it's the trio's longing to unwrap the truth about their missing mom that sets off a grand adventure full of shadowy characters and hair-raising action., Praise for The Kneebone Boy : "The three Hardscrabble siblings set out to learn the identity of the title character in Ellen Potter's gothic mystery The Kneebone Boy. But it's the trio's longing to unwrap the truth about their missing mom that sets off a grand adventure full of shadowy characters and hair-raising action." -- Family Fun "A quirky charmer." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review "What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read." -- BCCB "Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth… The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles." -- Booklist "With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother… Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." -- Publishers Weekly "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." -- Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." -- Welcome to my Tweendom "....this book is a winning read. Fans of The Graveyard Book will enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." -- Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest book The Kneebone Boy , I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant'. Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." -- Kid Lit Frenzy, Prasie forThe Kneebone Boy: "A quirky charmer." --Kirkus Reviews,STARRED review "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." --Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." --Welcome to my Tweendom "....this book is a winning read. Fans ofThe Graveyard Bookwill enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." --Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest bookThe Kneebone Boy, I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant'. Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." --Kid Lit Frenzy Praise for Ellen Potter: "Potter has written a pitch-perfect novel . . . Filled with sarcasm and lots of humor, the story is filled with intriguing characters, believable and unique. A must-have for middle school libraries everywhere."-Kids Lit forSlob "Breathtakingly Original Debut!"-Child Magazine, Best Book of the Year for Olivia Kidney "At once exuberant and poignant, Potter's cunningly crafted first novel [is] a memorable debut."-Publishers Weekly, starred review forOlivia Kidney "The writing crackles with energy, and, beneath the bizarre happenings, themes emerge that are connected to Olivia's personal growth and acceptance of her brother's death. The author adroitly draws all of the subplots together in a complex and inventive climax that will keep readers guessing till the last page."-School Library JournalforOlivia Kidney Stops for No One "Dashes of Dahl, snippets of Snicket, and heaps of Horvath humor abound, and like its prequel, this can be read on many levels . . . Sparkling writing, madcap characters, and serious themes contribute to a read-aloud that adults will enjoy as much as the children."-BooklistforOlivia Kidney Stops for No One "This zany mixture of reality and fantasy offers many interesting characters for readers to ponder."-Booklistfor Pish Posh Winner of the Junior Library Guild Spring 2009 Selection forSlob. A "Best Book of the Year" selection byParentingmagazine forOlivia Kidney, This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through., Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate., With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother… Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio., Praise for The Kneebone Boy : "The three Hardscrabble siblings set out to learn the identity of the title character in Ellen Potter's gothic mystery The Kneebone Boy . But it's the trio's longing to unwrap the truth about their missing mom that sets off a grand adventure full of shadowy characters and hair-raising action." - Family Fun "A quirky charmer." - Kirkus Reviews , starred review "What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read." - BCCB "Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth… The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles." - Booklist "With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother… Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." - Publishers Weekly "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." - Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." -Welcome to My Tweendom "This book is a winning read. Fans of The Graveyard Book will enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." - Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest book The Kneebone Boy, I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant.' Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." - Kid Lit Frenzy "Otto, Lucia, and Max are the Hardscrabble children, and one of them is the unidentified narrator. Otto, the oldest, hasn't spoken out loud since he was eight, when the children's mother vanished. Their father, Casper Hardscrabble, paints portraits of royal families, returning with stories of their adventures to tell his children. When he sends them to London to stay with his cousin, who turns out to be away on holiday, they make their way to their great-aunt Haddie, who lives in a life-size playhouse castle behind a forbiddingly real castle, once owned by the Kneebone family. From their great-aunt and others, the Hardscrabbles learn about the Kneebone boy, locked away in a tower in the castle because of some unnamed deformity, and decide that they must rescue him." -Tim Wadham, for School Library Journal, Praise for The Kneebone Boy : "The three Hardscrabble siblings set out to learn the identity of the title character in Ellen Potter's gothic mystery The Kneebone Boy. But it's the trio's longing to unwrap the truth about their missing mom that sets off a grand adventure full of shadowy characters and hair-raising action." -- Family Fun "A quirky charmer." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review "What premise could be more compelling than a gothic mystery set to miniature proportions? Lucia's narration is witty and conversational, with an appealingly humble self-awareness when needed. Gentle, pensive Otto is completely as expected, but Max turns out to be a bit of a surprise, mostly because Lucia had previously considered him merely an obnoxious know-it-all and is only now noticing his quite useful ability to puzzle things through...Appealing voice, setting, character, a surprise ending, and a touch of sweetness all add up to a delicious read." -- BCCB "Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth... The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles." -- Booklist "With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother... Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." -- Publishers Weekly "Metafictional flourishes ('If there are illustrations in this book, I'd prefer that this last part not be shown') keep us amused and on our toes as Potter tackles some (at book's end) serious topics from a position both gothic-cheeky and compassionate." -- Horn Book Magazine "This is the kind of book that captures readers at the beginning and keeps them in its thrall all the way through." -- Welcome to my Tweendom "....this book is a winning read. Fans of The Graveyard Book will enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy." -- Kids Lit "As I read through Ellen Potter's newest book The Kneebone Boy , I found myself repeating in this awestruck manner 'This book is brilliant'. Both fun and well written and bound behind a spectacular cover." -- Kid Lit Frenzy, Praise for Ellen Potter: "Potter has written a pitch-perfect novel . . . Filled with sarcasm and lots of humor, the story is filled with intriguing characters, believable and unique. A must-have for middle school libraries everywhere."-Kids Lit for Slob "Breathtakingly Original Debut!"-Child Magazine, Best Book of the Year for Olivia Kidney "At once exuberant and poignant, Potter's cunningly crafted first novel [is] a memorable debut."-Publishers Weekly, starred review for Olivia Kidney "The writing crackles with energy, and, beneath the bizarre happenings, themes emerge that are connected to Olivia's personal growth and acceptance of her brother's death. The author adroitly draws all of the subplots together in a complex and inventive climax that will keep readers guessing till the last page."-School Library JournalforOlivia Kidney Stops for No One "Dashes of Dahl, snippets of Snicket, and heaps of Horvath humor abound, and like its prequel, this can be read on many levels . . . Sparkling writing, madcap characters, and serious themes contribute to a read-aloud that adults will enjoy as much as the children."-Booklistfor Olivia Kidney Stops for No One "This zany mixture of reality and fantasy offers many interesting characters for readers to ponder."-Booklistfor Pish Posh Winner of the Junior Library Guild Spring 2009 Selection forSlob. A "Best Book of the Year" selection byParentingmagazine forOlivia Kidney, This book is a winning read. Fans of The Graveyard Book will enjoy it but so will children who look for adventure and reality. It is a cross-genre book that fans of both will enjoy despite the fact it is definitely not really a fantasy., With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter (the Olivia Kidney books) draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother... Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio.
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague. But after their father unwittingly sends them to stay with an aunt who's away on holiday, the Hardscrabble children take off on an adventure that begins in the seedy streets of London and ends in a peculiar sea village where legend has it a monstrous creature lives who is half boy and half animal. . . . In this wickedly dark, unusual, and compelling novel, Ellen Potter masterfully tells the tale of one deliciously strange family and a secret that changes everything.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.P8518Kn 2010
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