The Second Spy: The Books of Elsewhere: Volume 3
Brand: Puffin Books
Color: Multicolor
Categories: Books, Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life


Puffin

Grade level: 5 - 6
Dimensions: 5 x 0.86 x 7.5 inches
Reading age: 9 - 11 years, from customers
ISBN-13: 978-0142426081
ISBN-10: 0142426083
Publisher: Puffin Books
Print length: 320 pages
Publication date: July 11, 2013
Book 3 of 5: The Books of Elsewhere
Lexile measure: 880L
Language: English
subtitle: Paperback – Illustrated, July 11, 2013
author: Visit Amazon's Jacqueline West Page search results Jacqueline West
review: Editorial Reviews Review “A fantastic story full of magic and mysteries.”— San Francisco Chronicle on The Shadows “This is a great . . . read that will let your imagination run wild.”— TIME for Kids on The Shadows About the Author A two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry, Jacqueline West (www.jacquelinewest.com) came to writing by way of opera (she studied vocal performance) and acting (she worked as an actress at a dinner theatre while earning her degree). Looking back on it, it's hard for Jacqueline to believe she ever wanted to be an opera singer, but singing, acting, and writing have one thing in common, she says: "They're all about telling a story, about getting inside the mind of someone other than yourself." The Books of Elsewhere were inspired by a strange old house in Jacqueline's home town--three floors, cracking paint, sagging porches--that was owned by a professor who created all sorts of odd contraptions. Like lots of kids who live mostly in their imaginations, Jacqueline was obsessed with all things mysterious, creepy, and darkly funny, and with stories where magic intersects with everyday life. She was enthralled by Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, John Bellairs, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh , Calvin and Hobbes , Bunnicula , etc. Jacqueline lives with her husband and their dog, Brom Bones (of Sleepy Hollow fame).