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Anne Ursu
Dear Librarian, What if Greek myths were real, but nobody knew it? In THE SHADOW THIEVES, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her cousin Zee are about to find out. Someone wants to stage a coup in the Underworld, and for his army he's stealing and enchanting children's shadows. When the cousins stumble on the diabolical plan, the fates of everyone-living and dead-will be in their hands. THE SHADOW THIEVES was included in Kirkus' Spring/Summer Preview as "one of thirty-five eagerly-anticipated, must-read books." They write: "Ursu draws her characters with broad, nimble-witted strokes, slides with ease between myth and reality and urges the story forward with one peculiar event or unnerving episode after another." THE SHADOW THIEVES is the first in a trilogy for middle grade readers, and I think it would be ideal for summer reading programs. Please check out the trilogy's website at www.cronuschronicles.com, which provides an excerpt from the book, an introduction to the characters, and information on Greek gods and myths. And if there's anything I can do for you, please write me at anne@cronuschronicles.com. Sincerely, Anne Ursu
The Shadow Thieves / Anne Ursu / Atheneum / Hardcover; 432 Pages
Price: $16.95 / ISBN: 1416905871 / Published: February, 2006 Anne Ursu is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |