The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate Dicamillo Hardcover Book

Description: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate Dicamillo A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-winning Sophie Blackall – a fantastical meditation on fate, love and the power of words to spell the world. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the recalcitrant goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret – one that imperils them all. And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories must venture into a dark wood in search of the castle of a king who wishes her dead. But should she lose her way, Beatryce knows that those who love her – a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword and a goat with a head as hard as stone – will never give up searching for her. And to know this is to know everything.Twice winner of the Newbery Medal Kate DiCamillo and twice winner of the Caldecott Medal Sophie Blackall join forces for the first time in this stunning collaboration.A return to the world of fantasy from the author of the beloved The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and The Magicians Elephant.Features one of the most unforgettable animal characters Kate DiCamillo has ever created (amidst some tough competition): Answelica, the hard-headed, sharp-toothed goat. Author Biography Kate DiCamilloKate DiCamillo is one of Americas most beloved storytellers, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses, both of which have been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the bestselling Mercy Watson series. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Florida and now lives in Minneapolis, USA, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week.Sophie BlackallSophie Blackall has illustrated numerous books, including Deborah Noyess Red Butterfly; Rukhsana Khans Big Red Lollipop, a New York Times Best Illustrated Childrens Book; and Annie Barrowss bestselling Ivy and Bean series. Sophie lives in Brooklyn, NY. Review Absolutely extraordinary. Every time I read a Kate DiCamillo book Im blown away! Little Beatryce stole my heart […] It lifted me out of lockdown and reignited a childlike wonder in the power of stories (and love) to change the world. Its a beauty of a book. * Abi Elphinstone *Everything she writes glitters with ideas […] The Beatryce Prophecy, (is) a highly original tale […] In the course of the story, written in a distinctive, compulsive style that sucks you in like a literary vacuum cleaner, DiCamillo, based in Minneapolis, raises big questions about the education of girls, the sort of world we want to inhabit, how we should live in it and what sort of qualities one should have to lead it. […] DiCamillo has an inbuilt lightness of touch and a way with plot as Beatryce endeavours to return a sword to the king, free her mother from his tower and teach Jack how to read. * The Times *I fervently hope it reaches as wide a young audience as it deserves, to live as long inside them. * The Big Issue *Featured in The Week Junior, "5 books of dark new fairy tales" * The Week Junior * Details ISBN1529500893 Author Kate Dicamillo Pages 256 Publisher Walker Books Ltd Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529500893 ISBN-13 9781529500899 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-10-06 UK Release Date 2021-10-06 Imprint Walker Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-10-06 NZ Release Date 2021-10-06 Illustrator Sophie Blackall Audience Age 9-11 DEWEY 823.92 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133268862;

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