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A clatter of jars / Lisa Graff.
"Children with magical Talents attend a summer camp, where nothing is what it seems"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0399174990
- ISBN: 9780399174995
- Physical Description: 217 pages
- Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
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| Subject: | Magic > Juvenile fiction. Camps > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Graff | 31681020007795 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
At a talent show-themed summer camp, the director hides a mysterious agenda and Talent jars dropped and broken in the lake cause Talents and memories to become mixed up. - Baker & Taylor
"Children with magical Talents attend a summer camp, where nothing is what it seems"-- - Baker & Taylor
A follow-up to the National Book Award-nominated A Tangle of Knots finds the Talented kids spending the summer at a talent show-themed camp where a director hides a mysterious agenda and Talent jars dropped and broken in the lake cause Talents and memories to become mixed up. Simultaneous eBook. - Penguin Putnam
One of the finest novelists of her generation, National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff returns readers to the world of A Tangle of Knots, where a camp for Talented kids just might be a recipe for disaster.
In this magical companion to the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots, it's summertime and everyone is heading off to camp. For Talented kids, the place to be is Camp Atropos, where they can sing songs by the campfire, practice for the Talent show, and take some nice long dips in the lake. But what the kids don't know is that they've been gathered for a reasonâone that the camp's director wants to keep hidden at all costs.
Meanwhile, a Talent jar that has been dropped to the bottom of the lake has sprung a leak, and strange things have begun to happen. Dozens of seemingly empty jars have been washing up on the shoreline, Talents have been swapped, and memories have been ripped from one camper's head and placed into another. And no one knows why.
With a camp full of kids, a lake full of magic, and a grown-up full of a secrets, A Clatter of Jars is story of summer, family, and the lengths we go to win back the people we love. Perfect for readers who loved Katherine Paterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins or Louis Sachar's Holes.
Praise for Lisa Graff's novels:
A Clatter of Jars:
"Graff is a master of the magical realism genre, and this offering is worthy of a spot in any middle grade collection."âSchool Library Journal
"Graffâs vivid character development and world building makes for tight plotting and nicely negotiable complexity. A great fit for fans of Louis Sacharâs Holes."âBooklist
"Graffâs prose and plot construction is as pleasing as ever, and A Clatter of Jars will appeal to a wide range of readers."âBookpage
A Tangle of Knots
âLisa Graff has created a beautiful world of deliciously interconnected stories that draw you in.ââAbby West, Entertainment Weekly, A-
* âSubtle and intricate, rich with humor and insight, this quietly magical adventure delights.ââKirkus Reviews *STARRED REVIEW*
* âCombining the literary sensibility of E. B. White with the insouciance of Louis Sachar, Graff has written a tangle that should satisfy readers for years to come.ââBooklist *STARRED REVIEW*
Lost in the Sun
* "Graff writes with stunning insight [and] consistently demonstrates why character-driven novels can live from generation to generation."âKirkus Reviews *STARRED REVIEW*
* "Graff creates layered, vulnerable characters that are worth getting to know."âBooklist *STARRED REVIEW*
* "[A]n ambitious and gracefully executed story."âPublishers Weekly *STARRED REVIEW*
* "Weighty matters deftly handled with humor and grace will give this book wide appeal."âSchool Library Journal *STARRED REVIEW*
* "Characterization is thoughtful."âBCCBÂ *STARRED REVIEW*
"This is a novel that speaks powerfully, honestly, almost shockingly about our human pain and our human redemption. This book will change you."âGary Schmidt, author of The Wednesday Wars
"Lisa Graff crafts a compelling story about a boy touched with tragedy and the world of people he cares about. And like all the best stories, it ends at a new beginning."âRichard Peck, author of A Year Down Yonder
