Far Far Away
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Far Far Away by Tom Mcneal
A National Book Award FinalistAn Edgar Award Finalist
A California Book Award Gold Medal Winner
A dark, contemporary fairy tale in the tradition of Neil Gaiman.
Jeremy Johnson Johnson hears voices. Or, specifically, one voice: the ghost of Jacob Grimm, one half of The Brothers Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next.
But Jacob can't protect Jeremy from everything. When coltish, copper-haired Ginger Boultinghouse takes a bite of a cake so delicious it's rumored to be bewitched, she falls in love with the first person she sees: Jeremy. In any other place, this would be a turn for the better for Jeremy, but not in Never Better, where the Finder of Occasions--whose identity and evil intentions nobody knows--is watching and waiting, waiting and watching. . . And as anyone familiar with the Brothers Grimm know, not all fairy tales have happy endings.
Veteran writer Tom McNeal has crafted a young adult novel at once grim(m) and hopeful, full of twists, and perfect for fans of contemporary fairy tales like Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Holly Black's Doll Bones. The recipient of five starred reviews, Publishers Weekly called Far Far Away inventive and deeply poignant.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780375843297 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375843299 |
| Title | Far Far Away |
| Author | Tom Mcneal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2014-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of Amazon Best of the Year 2013, Winner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice., Winner of California Book Award 2014, Winner of Horn Book Fanfare., Winner of Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year., Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year., Short-listed for National Book Award 2013, Nominated for Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Book Award 2017, Nominated for Edgar Award 2014, Nominated for Florida Sunshine State Book Award 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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