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The Secret Country Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Johnson, Jane (Author), Stower, Adam (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 141693815X     ISBN-13: 9781416938156
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
OUR PRICE: $15.19  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: This first installment of "a wonderfully offbeat and original series" (Clive Barker) introduces Ben Arnold, who learns his new pet--a talking cat--has been kidnapped from his home in the magical realm of Eidolon, in a devious magical-creature-trafficking scheme. Illustrations.

Click for more in this series: Eidolon Chronicles
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2005004449
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 870(Not Available)
Series: Eidolon Chronicles
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.00 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 106117
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Ben wants a Mongolian Fighting Fish more than anything. But when he goes to Mr. Dodds's Pet Emporium with his hard-earned savings, he buys a cat instead. He doesn't have a choice, really. The cat insists.

Iggy (as the tabby likes to be called) has been kidnapped from his home, a parallel world known as the Secret Country. And as the two soon discover, Iggy is not the only animal to fall victim to the pet-store owner's devious scheme: Mr. Dodds is stealing the Secret Country's magical creatures and selling them to England's rich and curious. Being away from their homeland causes the creatures with any connection to the Secret Country to be under immediate threat. What's more, it seems Ben's mother is their long-lost queen.

With his mother's life hanging in the balance, it's up to Ben to play his part in an ancient prophecy and prove he's worthy of the title of Prince of Eidolon.


Contributor Bio(s): Stower, Adam: - Adam Stower has a rich imagination and loves fantasy and adventure stories. He studied illustration at the Norwich School of Art and Design and at the University of Brighton, and lives with his daughter in Brighton, England.Johnson, Jane: - Jane Johnson is the director of HarperCollins UK's fantasy and
science fiction list and for many years was the publisher of J. R. R.
Tolkien's work. While she has written adult novels as both Gabriel King
and Jude Fischer, the Eidolon Chronicles is her first series for
children. Ms. Johnson lives in London and Morocco. Visit Ms. Johnson at
her website, www.janejohnson.eu.
 
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