Five Alien Elves [Paperback]

Gregory Maguire (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Press,The (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862787394
• ISBN-13: 978-0862787394
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,920,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gregory Maguire received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England. He still serves as co-director of CLNE, although that organization has announced its intention to close after its 2006 institute.
The bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror, and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. Wicked, now a beloved classic, is the basis for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad.
He has three adopted children and is married to painter Andy Newman. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Parent from Chicago Suburbs, December 8, 2000

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This review is from: Five Alien Elves (The Hamlet Chronicles) (Paperback)

This is a cute, humorous book but parents BEWARE! This book is NOT for Santa believers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Christmas Book!, January 23, 2007

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This review is from: Five Alien Elves (The Hamlet Chronicles) (Paperback)

My son, 10.5 tore through it! He couldn't put it down. Something really cool, when your child is reading to themselves and they bust out laughing out loud.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids book series, March 14, 2010

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This review is from: Five Alien Elves (Hamlet Chronicles) (Hardcover)

My niece is into reading these numbered series of books. Anything to get the young to read is worth it.