Fly Trap (Hardcover)
| Author: Frances Hardinge |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN-10: 0060880449
ISBN-13: 9780060880446
Sku: 217574377
Publish Date: 5/31/2011
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 8.5H x 6L x 1.75T
Pages:
584
Age Range:
12 to 16
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| Adventurous orphan Mosca Mye, her savage goose, Saracen, and their sometimes-loyal companion, Eponymous Clent, become embroiled in the intrigues of Toll, a town that changes entirely as day turns to night. |
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Adventurous orphan Mosca Mye, her savage goose, Saracen, and their sometimes-loyal companion, Eponymous Clent, become embroiled in the intrigues of Toll, a town that changes entirely as day turns to night. |
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Adventure, burgeoning companionship, and oddities galore blossom in the sequel to FLY BY NIGHT. Having fled Mandelion and a revolution they helped spark, the compelling trio of wily 12-year-old orphan Mosca Mye, her fierce guard goose, Saracen, and con man Eponymous Clent have landed in the peculiar town of Toll, where there two different communities depending on the time of day. Eager to be gone before they become trapped in Toll-by-Night, the menacing evening version of town, Mosca and Eponymous become involved in a kidnapping scheme while trying to avoid capture by an enemy. With rich, witty writing, a host of hilarious new characters, and the deepening of key relationships, author Frances Hardinge has again created a unique and clever book.
Adventure, burgeoning companionship, and oddities galore blossom in the sequel to FLY BY NIGHT. Having fled Mandelion and a revolution they helped spark, the compelling trio of wily 12-year-old orphan Mosca Mye, her fierce guard goose, Saracen, and con man Eponymous Clent have landed in the peculiar town of Toll, where there two different communities depending on the time of day. Eager to be gone before they become trapped in Toll-by-Night, the menacing evening version of town, Mosca and Eponymous become involved in a kidnapping scheme while trying to avoid capture by an enemy. With rich, witty writing, a host of hilarious new characters, and the deepening of key relationships, author Frances Hardinge has again created a unique and clever book.
Praise
"The leisurely pacing allows Hardinge to plant various clues and red herrings, flesh out the elaborate cast of characters, evel in language and wordplay, and bring the setting...vividly to life--all with a Dickensian flair."
June, 2011
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