The Emerald Atlas
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Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.
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Add a Summary"Promise me Kate, you will take care of you brother and sister . . . we will be back together again, I promise . . ." Kate, Michael and Emma "P." have had enough. Their parents have disappeared off them, and for the past ten years they have been sent from orphanage to orphanage to orphanage. But arriving at this old manor, Kate has a stirring inside her - "we should not be here. This is extremely dangerous." Soon, Kate, Michael and Emma are swept off on a time travel adventure, involving an enchanted atlas, a golden - haired countess, numerous dwarves, and the ability to change history.
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Add a Commentone of the best juvenile series published in years.
Great book. Hope a second book will come out soon! If you liked this book, I recommend the Percy Jackson series to you.
Childlit best fantasy recommendation
Fun and compelling story with some cool imaginary creatures. The interaction between the siblings is very real and you develop a real interest in them. The plot is very complicated with lots of time travel and the re-writing of recent history, maybe unnecessarily so. Also, there is a lot that is familiar here: a beginning like Series of Unfortunate Events, the existence of dwarves and the importance of the family unit like Chonicles of Narnia. Yet, I will be recommending it to 4th and up if they want a good summer read -- that leaves you wanting to read the rest of the series.
Three siblings who have been carted from one orphanage to the next learn that they were born to fulfill a prophecy in this page-turning first novel by John Stephens. When the children land in Cambridge Falls, N.Y., the boat master who ferries them across to their new lodgings warns the oldest: "You be careful in that place. You watch out for your brother and sister." Fourteen-year-old Kate, 12-year-old Michael and 11-year-old Emma discover they are the only three charges in this eerie turreted black stone orphanage. In fact, they seem to be the only children in the area.....