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100 Cupboards

by N. D. Wilson

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Twelve-year-old Henry York wakes up one night to find bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have broken through the wall above his bed and one of them is slowly turning...

Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room — with a man pacing back and forth! Henry soon understands that these are not just cupboards, but portals to other worlds.

100 Cupboards is the first book of a new fantasy adventure, written in the best world-hopping tradition and reinvented in N. D. Wilson's inimitable style.

Review:

"A highly imaginative tale that successfully balances its hero's inner and outer struggles. Wilson's writing is fantastical, but works with clever sentences and turns of phrase that render it more than just another rote fantasy." Kirkus Reviews

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"The intriguing cover art, title, and premise will suck in readers....The story is chilling, but the creepy quotient never exceeds the book's target audience." Booklist

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"Henry and his family emerge as highly appealing characters whom readers will want to encounter again when this series, for which this offering is essentially an introduction, continues." The Horn Book Magazine

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After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.
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About the Author

N. D. Wilson is a Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches classical rhetoric to freshmen. He is also the managing editor for Credenda/Agenda magazine, a small Trinitarian cultural journal. He lives in Moscow, Idaho with his wife and four children.
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gerer601, May 20, 2008 (view all comments by gerer601)
I went to the powell's book reading by the author of 100 cupboards on the 12 of may for class a project. I loved the way he explained his book so much i bought two copies!!! I finnished reading it two days later!!! THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375838811
Author:
Wilson, N. D.
Publisher:
Random House Books for Young Readers
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Family life
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Kansas
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Copyright:
2007
Series:
100 Cupboards
Publication Date:
December 2007
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 3 up to 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.30x5.82x1.06 in. .91 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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Product details 304 pages Random House Books for Young Readers - English 9780375838811 Reviews:
"Review" by , "A highly imaginative tale that successfully balances its hero's inner and outer struggles. Wilson's writing is fantastical, but works with clever sentences and turns of phrase that render it more than just another rote fantasy."
"Review" by , "The intriguing cover art, title, and premise will suck in readers....The story is chilling, but the creepy quotient never exceeds the book's target audience."
"Review" by , "Henry and his family emerge as highly appealing characters whom readers will want to encounter again when this series, for which this offering is essentially an introduction, continues."
"Synopsis" by , After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.
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