Ely Plot (The Wickit Chronicles) [Paperback]

Joan Lennon (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Wickit Chronicles

You'd think growing up in a medieval abbey, surrounded by nothing but monks and hundreds of miles of swamp, would be pretty boring. Pip thinks so too, until the day he meets Perfect, a small stone gargoyle with a life of her own. Before long, the two find themselves in the midst of an assassination attempt against the new king, escaping into the cold dark night, being chased across the fens by a man bent on killing them. Boring? Not so much.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Pip, who has been raised since infancy by the monks at Wickit Monastery, finds his life transformed after he meets a small, living stone gargoyle named Present. The talking statue becomes Pip’s secret companion who accompanies him to the town of Ely, where Pip sings with a cathedral’s youth choir. After Present overhears a plot against the teenage king, she and Pip determine how to help save the not-so-cooperative monarch, bringing a suspenseful chase, a daring rescue—and a new friend. First published in Great Britain, this first title in The Wicket Chronicles offers a lively mystery, a spirited protagonist, and a rich depiction of medieval times. Pip and his appealing, if improbable, sidekick make an engaging pair, while the descriptive, sometimes dense formal prose is lightened with droll humor and diverse characters. The appended World of Wickit section relates medieval facts in a breezy, question-and-answer format, and sporadic line drawings of the characters further enhance this series starter. Grades 4-6. --Shelle Rosenfeld

About the Author

Joan Lennon was born in Canada and has lived in Scotland since 1978. Her first novel was published 1998, and since then she has published in the acclaimed Cricket magazine, as well as in British magazines. Joan has had a wide range of jobs in Europe, Australia and Canada from ice-cream sundae constructor to summer camp leader to Putzfrau at the Munich Olympics. She now divides her time between the demands of four tall sons, her piano pupils and her writing, which she likes best because it s quiet and there s no heavy lifting.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Pub (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933605847
• ISBN-13: 978-1933605845
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,284,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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