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May Bird #01: May Bird and the Ever After: Book One

by Jodi Lynn Anderson

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ISBN13: 9781416906070
ISBN10: 141690607x
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Now in paperback! The first in the series that introduces our plucky heroine May Bird, her brave and resourceful cat, Somber Kitty, and a host of silly and creepy underworld characters. Part Wizard of Oz, part Beetlejuice, this is a story that will capture any kid's spook-fancy. You'll want to go right on to the sequel, May Bird among the Stars.
Recommended by Alexis S., Powells.com

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Most people aren't very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don't understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian.

Then May falls into the lake.

When she crawls out, May finds herself in a world that most certainly does not feel like a fuzzy mitten. in fact, it is a place few living people have ever seen. Here towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people — people? — walk through walls. Here the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifying evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing.

May Bird must get out.

Fast.

Review:

"Following the tradition of works by Lewis Carroll and Frank Baum, this first book in a series features a child who enters the magical world of Ever After, where forces of good and evil are in combat." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"First episode of a projected three, this leaves May Bird in full flight through a vividly envisioned setting that's equal parts terror and tongue-in-cheek. Rare fun." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

Review:

"Anderson sets the unsettling, nightmarish tone of her offbeat fantasy in the first paragraph, then compounds the horror chapter after scary chapter....The first of a trilogy, this book leaves loads of tantalizing, unanswered questions." Booklist

About the Author

Jodi Lynn Anderson lives in Georgia, where she eats peaches, peach pie, and peach ice cream on a regular basis.

Table of Contents

Contents

Prologue

Part One: Into the Woods

Chapter One: A Sack of Beans

Chapter Two: A Letter From Before

Chapter Three: Beyond the Endless Briers

Chapter Four: A Stranger Arrives

Chapter Five: What Lives in the Lake?

Chapter Six: The Hauntings

Chapter Seven: Light Underwater

Chapter Eight: The Beginning

Part Two: The Ever After

Chapter Nine: A Faraway Shore

Chapter Ten: "Make the Most of Your Eternity!"

Chapter Eleven: Beehive House

Chapter Twelve: Belle Morte

Chapter Thirteen: The Undertaker

Chapter Fourteen: The Bogey Arrives

Chapter Fifteen: By the Sea

Chapter Sixteen: Dark Spirits Afoot

Chapter Seventeen: Into the Catacombs

Chapter Eighteen: A Deadly Mistake

Chapter Nineteen: The Cave Dwellers

Chapter Twenty: Nine Knaves Grotto

Chapter Twenty-one: John the Jibber

Chapter Twenty-two: Into the Outskirts

Chapter Twenty-three: The City of Ether

Chapter Twenty-four: May, Alone

Chapter Twenty-five: Beatrice and Fabbio

Chapter Twenty-six: The Eternal Edifice

Chapter Twenty-seven: The Book of the Dead

Chapter Twenty-eight: Nothingness

Chapter Twenty-nine: The Station

Chapter Thirty: The Black Shucks

Chapter Thirty-one: A Figure in the Distance

Chapter Thirty-two: The Train Headed North

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pinkluv98, April 23, 2009 (view all comments by pinkluv98)
It is a mysterious book of the dead.It is very interesting too.This book is the best out of every book.
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cutekittya, January 14, 2008 (view all comments by cutekittya)
these book is the best book i have read in years.
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Devin D'Andrea, January 4, 2008 (view all comments by Devin D'Andrea)
I absolutely thought this book was amazing. I really connected with every character and found myself holding my breath with May as she struggled in the Ever After. I have just finished reading the second book, and am anxiously awaiting news on a possible third.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416906070
Author:
Anderson, Jodi Lynn
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Illustrator:
Gore, Leonid
Author:
Gore, Leonid
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Horror & Ghost Stories
Subject:
Curiosities & Wonders
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Situations / New Experience
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Series:
May Bird
Series Volume:
01
Publication Date:
April 2006
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.62 x 5.12 in 8.33 oz
Age Level:
10-14

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Product details 352 pages Aladdin Paperbacks - English 9781416906070 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

Now in paperback! The first in the series that introduces our plucky heroine May Bird, her brave and resourceful cat, Somber Kitty, and a host of silly and creepy underworld characters. Part Wizard of Oz, part Beetlejuice, this is a story that will capture any kid's spook-fancy. You'll want to go right on to the sequel, May Bird among the Stars.

"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Following the tradition of works by Lewis Carroll and Frank Baum, this first book in a series features a child who enters the magical world of Ever After, where forces of good and evil are in combat." Publishers Weekly
"Review" by , "First episode of a projected three, this leaves May Bird in full flight through a vividly envisioned setting that's equal parts terror and tongue-in-cheek. Rare fun."
"Review" by , "Anderson sets the unsettling, nightmarish tone of her offbeat fantasy in the first paragraph, then compounds the horror chapter after scary chapter....The first of a trilogy, this book leaves loads of tantalizing, unanswered questions."
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