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Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge; illus. by Emily Gravett Intermediate, Middle School Amulet/Abrams 120 pp. 8/24 9781419774331 $19.99 e-book ed. 9798887073118 $17.99 Milo’s father has a vital role to play on the island of Merlank: he’s the Ferryman, responsible for transporting the Dead to a place where their spirits...
Unraveller by Frances HardingeMiddle School, High School Amulet/Abrams 432 pp.1/23 9781509836970 $19.99e-book ed. 9781647005627 $15.54In a magical land where anger grows like an egg inside certain people until it bursts into a destructive curse, quick-tempered Kellen has a special talent: through persistent sleuthing and his own lively intuition, he can...
A Skinful of Shadowsby Frances HardingeMiddle School, High School Amulet/Abrams 415 pp.10/17 978-1-4197-2572-2 $19.99Hardinge’s (The Lie Tree, rev. 5/16) latest tour de force is set during the reign of King Charles I against the backdrop of the 1600s English Civil War and is, as unlikely as it sounds, something of...
Writing is a thoroughly weird job. Writers perform in a void for an invisible audience. We show the tender insides of our brains to people we will probably never meet.Sometimes I’m asked whether I write for an “ideal reader” or a particular “market.” To be honest, I don’t really know...
Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here.Sponsored byIn The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge eschews the full-blown fantasy of her previous books for something more ambivalent. Does the tree of the title indeed feed on...