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Ghoulish Song
William Alexander
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Description for Ghoulish Song
Paperback. A brave girl flees a ghoul while trying to save her town in this lively, fantastical and fast-paced companion to William Alexander's National Book Award winning debut, Goblin Secrets. 'Subtle, tricky, funny, beautiful. More, please, William Alexander!' Ursula K. Le Guin Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 129 x 201 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
The last day of Kaile's everyday life does not start well . . .
The crazy city of Zombay is home to all sorts. Its residents include creatures of outlandish shapes, unusual sizes, uncanny skills . . . and Kaile, the baker’s daughter, who simply wants to play music.
When a goblin gifts her a tiny flute carved out of bone Kaile is overjoyed and plays it without hesitation. But the flute’s haunting song separates her from her Shadow: that’s when her ordinary life ends, and her adventures begin.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472108760
SKU
V9781472108760
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About William Alexander
William Alexander studied theatre and folklore at Oberlin College and English at the University of Vermont. He currently lives, writes, and teaches in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His short stories have been published in many magazines and anthologies. His novel Goblin Secrets won the US National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2012. Visit him at WillAlex.net or on Twitter @williealex. ... Read more
Reviews for Ghoulish Song
A vertiginous adventure shot through with humour in this clever tale.
Wall Street Journal
William Alexander is a wonderful talent whose breadth of vision and sense of theatricality, sly wit, and wicked whimsy have charmed and enthralled me since I first set eyes on his work.
Catherynne M. Valente Ghoulish Song is William Alexander's second book set ... Read more
Wall Street Journal
William Alexander is a wonderful talent whose breadth of vision and sense of theatricality, sly wit, and wicked whimsy have charmed and enthralled me since I first set eyes on his work.
Catherynne M. Valente Ghoulish Song is William Alexander's second book set ... Read more