Attica

by Garry Kilworth

Overview

A novel with echoes of timeless classics such as THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE BORROWERS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Garry Kilworth's ATTICA reveals a twilight world of forgotten wonders, and extraordinary adventures - all happening just above our heads. Join Jordy, Alex and Chloe as they cross the portal from our world to a strange and wonderful other place, accessible for just a moment in time through the trap-door of the attic in their family home. From hat-stand forests, to towering hills of old musical instruments, deserts of old books and a great water-tank lake, the vast continent they stumble upon is one of limitless surprises - and that's before they meet the inhabitants: strange clans of small and lumpen people who live in homes constructed from all manner of found things and drive vehicles powered by old sewing-machine parts. It is against this remarkable backdrop that the three children will embark on a spellbinding adventure to recover a prized possession, save a life, and - somehow - find a way back home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405528283
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	04/04/2013
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	313 KB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Twice shortlisted for the Carnegie prize, world-travelling Garry Kilworth has written a number of acclaimed and much-loved stories for children.

Garry Kilworth made his debut with the short story 'Let's Go To Golgotha', which in 1974 won the Gollancz/Sunday Times Competition. Since then, he has had more than one hundred books published across various genres.

His novel Witchwater Country was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and he has twice been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children's fiction. He has won a number of other awards, including a World Fantasy Award, a BSFA Award, the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award, a Locus Award, and the Charles Whiting Award for Literature. He was given a Fellowship in the Royal Geographical Society for the historical geography in his 18th-century war novels. His novelisation of Highlander is now considered a classic of the genre.

Editorial Reviews

Innovative fantasy adventure . . . a rare find.

Booklist

This book is reminiscent of Narnia with its alternative, magical world. A fantastic read that will have imaginations working overtime.”

The Bookseller

An excellent book, good and original and, in all the best ways, strange.”

#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman

Kilworth more than delivers on the premise in his innovative fantasy adventure…Kilworth doesn’t skimp on his characterization or story, either. The children have distinct personalities and react to Attica in realistic ways, finding their own strengths in this exhilarating, unpredictable environment. This book is a rare find.”

Booklist (starred review)

This book is reminiscent of Narnia with its alternative, magical world. A fantastic read that will have imaginations working overtime—The Bookseller

An excellent book, good and original and, in all the best ways, strange—Neil Gaiman

Kilworth sends his fully dimensional characters on an exhilarating adventure—Booklist

One to watch. The book belongs in the mainstream of children's literature and has the ingredients to make it an 'adventure in the attic—classic’

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