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Book Without Words, The
Average rating
3 out of 5
Based on 497 Ratings and 88 Reviews

Book Description


In the ancient Northumbrian town of Fulwich, there is an old man whom nobody knows. This man, Thorston by name, has lived a secret life so that he may stay alive--forever. -Call him an alchemist but-his posession of The Book Without Words contains the secret of immortality. - But to make this secret a reality, he must sacrifice his minion, Odo, a coal-black raven, and Sybil, his thirteen... More
Book Information
PublisherDisney Publishing Hyperion Books For Children
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages208
ISBN-10078684888X
ISBN-13978-0786848881
Publication Date07/01/2005
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About Avi (Author) : Avi is a published author, compiler, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Avi include Smugglers' Island, City of Light City of Dark, ... more
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2/13/2008 Angelika Riedel Lochner tagged as: I read

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11/30/2007 Christy Evers said: Another of my favorite Avi books. I can't get over how Avi can take historical facts and make them feel like fantasy! I've never read an author like him! He's masterful! The language is poetic, the characters strong and the story compelling.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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