The worldbuilding is so convincing, the plot so fastmoving and often surprising, and the ideas behind the novel so completely original. Jun 12, 2014 the glass sentence plunges readers into a time and place they will not want to leave, and introduces them to a heroine and hero they will take to their hearts. Nancy farmer, national book awardwinning author of the house of the scorpion. The glass sentence is the first book in the mapmakers trilogy, and its a great start. Kidspost doesnt usually choose titles published so recently, but the glass sentence was too. Groves new book the glass sentence, a childrens book that was released on june 12 but is already getting praise from many sources.
We have come up with a list of suggested books and authors for each grade level. Although the maturity of the content is about right for the age, this story is pretty complex. Grove, the great disruption somehow cast various portions of the world into vastly. Grove the glass sentence the mapmakers trilogy book 1 by s. The glass sentence plunges listeners into a time and place they will not want to leave, and introduces them to a heroine and hero they will take to their hearts. The glass sentence the mapmakers trilogy book 1 by s. The narrative, which alternates between sophias and shadracks perspectives, is actionpacked. The glass sentence is like a pirates treasure hoard for map lovers like me. Publishers are marketing this book to ages 10 and up. Sophia tims comes from a family of explorers and cartologers who, for generations, have been traveling and mapping the new worlda world changed by the great disruption of 1799, when all the continents were flung into different time periods. E download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The glass sentence the mapmakers trilogy book 1 english. Margaret petersen haddix, mike lupica, gary soto,rick riordan, j. Jul 21, 2019 can you pick the correct throne of glass book from the one sentence summary.
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I think the glass sentence is absolutely marvelous. Grove a new york times best seller an indiebound best seller a kids next top ten book a summerfall 2014 indies introduce new voices selectiona junior library guild selection one of publishers weeklys best summer reads. Sophia tims comes from a family of explorers and cartologers who, for generations, have been traveling and mapping the new world a world changed by the great disruption of 1799, when all the continents were flung into different time periods. The glass sentence book king county library system. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. The glass sentence the mapmakers trilogy, # 1, the golden specific the mapmakers trilogy, #2, and the crimson skew the mapmakers trilogy, #3. The glass sentence ebook santa clara county library. I look forward to the next installment to place upon the pile. The glass sentence book washington county cooperative. This audiobook includes a pdf of maps from the book.
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