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Arch of Bone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yolen, Jane.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ashland : Tachyon Publications, 2021.
- Summary:
- Hearkening to one of the classics of literature, this original middle-grade adventure begins where Moby Dick leaves off, following the harrowing journey of a Quaker boy and his loyal dog to a deserted island, where the secret of the father's death at sea might be foundJane Yolen [lifetime sales over 3 million copies] is a legendary fantasy author whose middle readers are Caldecott and Christopher Medal winners and classics in their categories. Yolen's previous Tachyon titles received both starred Library Journal and School Library Journal reviews, a World Fantasy Award, and an Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice AwardOriginal cover art and illustrations by Ruth Sanderson, whose over eight children's book illustrations include a famous edition of Heidi with one hundred full-color oil paintings, as well as editions of The Secret Garden, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many moreNational marketing plan to include author and publisher social media campaigns, print and digital ARCs, book launch, author events and appearances, blog tour, podcasts, features, and interviews
- Contents:
- Intro
- Front Matter
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Knock on the Door
- Chapter 2: The Walk into Town
- Chapter 3: The Long Visit
- Chapter 4: A Day Longer Than the Day Before
- Chapter 5: Poor Advice
- Chapter 6: Changing Winds
- Chapter 7: Running Before the Wind
- Chapter 8: The Big One
- Chapter 9: Shack and Arch
- Dream 1: The Whale
- Chapter 10: A Promise Worth Keeping
- Chapter 11: Shack Attack
- Chapter 12: Late Spring's Promise
- Dream 2: The Doubloon.
- Chapter 13: The Next Big Blow
- Chapter 14: Idyll
- Dream 3: Nantucket Sleigh Ride
- Chapter 15: The Dog's Transcendence
- Chapter 16: The Idyll Is Over
- Chapter 17: Days of Fixing
- Dream 4: Oh, My Noble Soul
- Chapter 18: Promises
- Coda
- About the Author
- About the Artist.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781616963514
- 1616963514
- OCLC:
- 1263872587
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