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THUMBELINA: A Novel [Paperback]

Andrea Koenig (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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March 9, 2000
Angelica Skyler certainly wasn't a perfect mother to fourteen-year-old Thumbelina, but when she is found dead in the local duck pond, Thumbelina yearns to have her back. Six feet tall with thick glasses covering a face she doesn't even know is pretty, Thumbelina is now alone with a few Johnny Cash tapes, a guitar that belonged to the musician father she never knew, and a spirit almost as large as the odds against her.

Quickly placed with a foster family, Thumbelina bumps straight into Myrna, a feisty redhead half her size and with a baby in her stomach. Also fourteen years old and as savvy as they come, Myrna has no trouble discerning that her secretive new roommate is pregnant, too. With little money but lots of charm, the unlikely pair strike out on their own, only to run into more serious trouble and heartache than they could have ever imagined.

Laughs mingle with tears throughout this bittersweet, unforgettable story of a young girl embracing hope in the face of tragedy. Immensely talented first-time novelist Andrea Koenig has created a character whose distinctive and instantly lovable voice will hook readers from the very first page -- and won't let go until the last.


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Michael Upchurch The Seattle Times Suspenseful and utterly credible...powerfully affecting...Koenig has mastered her material and plumbed the deepest recesses of her young heroine.

Philip Graham author of Interior Design and How to Read an Unwritten Language A rare literary pleasure...delightfully off-center and strangely wise...a deeply moving debut, a first novel that deserves a wide and admiring audience.

David Shields author of Remote and Dead Languages Beautifully colloquial yet poetic...has unflagging verbal energy and extraordinary emotional power.

Mark Rozzo Los Angeles Times [An] affecting meditation on youth and doom.

About the Author

Andrea Koenig received a Fulbright award to Northern Ireland in 1996 and her M.F.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University in 1998. Thumbelina is her first novel. She lives in Syracuse, New York.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Scribner; 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction Ed edition (March 9, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684850079
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684850078
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,430,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars about a girl..., April 4, 2003
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This review is from: Thumbelina (Hardcover)
This is one of those books that would appeal to both teenagers and adults. Thumbelina has a silly name and long blonde hair. Her less-than-perfect mother dies unexpectedly, and after she goes to a foster home, she teams up with another sassy youngster, a girl named Myrna who has orange curls. Together, they try to make it out in the world. This is a sad novel that draws you in until the last page. Though the lack of quotation marks and the slow plot development make the novel a little clunky at times, Thumbelina and Myrna are such fascinating characters that it doesn't matter.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very touching story, July 15, 2001
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This review is from: Thumbelina (Hardcover)
I am taking a college fiction writing class this summer -- Andrea Koenig is my instructor. When she told us students that she had written a novel which had been published, I sought it out. I was not disappointed; this book is the first in a long time that I have read in one day! The title character, a fourteen-year-old girl who has been through much adversity, is wise beyond her years -- she has earned the right to every [smart] comment that pops forth from her six-foot body. It's heartbreaking to think of how believeable this character is! The complexity of Thumbelina's mother was the most compelling to me. The lack of quotation marks around dialogue made me a little dizzy at times, but otherwise, I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to future works from Ms. Koenig.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Grabs you on the first page, August 17, 2000
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This review is from: THUMBELINA: A Novel (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book right from the first page. I could relate to Thumbelina's not fitting in with the popular crowd and I loved her sarcasm. I was a little put off, though, by Thumby's friend, Myra and her attempts to have another baby. She's only 14! Also, Myra's boyfriend, Stan could get arrested for sleeping with an underage girl. All in all, this was a good read.
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