Synopses & Reviews
The uproarius companion to "The Schwa was Here" and "Antsy Does Time"
In honor of Old Man Crawleys eightieth birthday, the Bonano family has been invited to celebrate with a weeklong cruise to the Caribbean aboard the worlds largest, grandest ship. But whether on land or at sea, Antsy cant manage to stay out of trouble: He quickly finds himself the accomplice of stowaway and thief Tilde, whose self-made mission it is to smuggle onto the ship and across the U.S. border illegal immigrants from her native Mexico. When Antsy steps in to take the fall for Tilde, he becomes the focus of a major international incident and the poster child for questionable decisions.
Equal parts clever and riotous, Ship Out of Luck brings back the beloved cast of characters from Neal Shustermans acclaimed The Schwa Was Here and Antsy Does Time.
Review
"Readers will gobble this story up."--
VOYAReview
The Schwa Was Here Winner of the 2005 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Notable Book o Winner of the 2007-08 California Young Reader Medal Award
An IRA Young Adult Choice Award selection
21 state lists; 2 starred reviews: BCCB, SLJ
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Antsy Does Time 2009 ALA Best Young Adult List
2008 Junior Library Guild Selection
2009 Pennsylvania School Library Association Young Adult Top 40 selection
5 state lists; 4 starred reviews: Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ, VOYA
Review
"Imogene's misadventures as an amphibian are entertaining. There's enough light humor throughout to keep readers hooked."
—Publishers Weekly
"A fine addition to the canon of fractured fairy tales."
—Kirkus
"The action is convincing, carried forward by dialogue and ironic good humor. A satisfying journey for fans of fractured fairy tales."
—Booklist
"Vande Velde writes with the crisp diction of a practiced storyteller who knows her text will likely be read aloud."
—Bulletin
"Princess-loving girls will be charmed by this story."
—School Library Journal
Synopsis
Christian is gaga for Princess Marigold. But he's just a commoner, and no match for royalty. Heck, he lives in a cave with a troll! And now he's discovered another reason to put his love-soggy heart on ice: Queen Olympia is scheming to take over the kingdom--and she'll bump off her own daughter to do it. Can Christian foil her diabolical plans?
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Jean Ferris overturns fairy tale clichés in an offbeat, hilariously quirky novel about a lost prince, a troll, and a princess.
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Jean Ferris overturns fairy tale clichés in an offbeat, hilariously quirky novel that's part comedy, part love story, and part everything-but-the-kitchen-sink.
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The uproarius companion to "The Schwa was Here" and "Antsy Does Time"
In honor of Old Man Crawleys eightieth birthday, the Bonano family has been invited to celebrate with a weeklong cruise to the Caribbean aboard the worlds largest, grandest ship. But whether on land or at sea, Antsy cant manage to stay out of trouble: He quickly finds himself the accomplice of stowaway and thief Tilde, whose self-made mission it is to smuggle onto the ship and across the U.S. border illegal immigrants from her native Mexico. When Antsy steps in to take the fall for Tilde, he becomes the focus of a major international incident and the poster child for questionable decisions.
Equal parts clever and riotous, Ship Out of Luck brings back the beloved cast of characters from Neal Shustermans acclaimed The Schwa Was Here and Antsy Does Time.
Synopsis
From Edgar Award-winning author Vivian Vande Velde comes a fresh and funny twist on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog" in which a princess gets turned into a frog herself!
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One should be able to say of a princess “She was as good as she was beautiful,” according to The Art of Being a Princess (third revised edition), which the almost-thirteen-year-old Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. Not feeling particularly good, or all that beautiful, she heads for a nearby pond, where, unfortunately, a talking frog tricks her into kissing him. No prince appears, as one might expect. Instead, the princess turns into a frog herself! Thus launches a funny, wonderfully spun fractured fairy tale in which Imogene wonders if she will be forever frogified.
About the Author
JEAN FERRIS has written more than a dozen novels for young people, including the popular Marigold trilogy. Once Upon a Marigold was named an ALA Notable Children's Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing title. Ms. Ferris lives in San Diego, California.