The book of pearl / Timoth�ee de Fombelle ; translated by Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Gordon.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2018; �2015Edition: 1st U.S. ed. 2018Description: 355 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780763691264Uniform titles: Livre de perle. English Subject(s): Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction | Europe -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature | Teenagers -- Fiction | Europe -- History -- 1918-1945 -- FictionGenre/Form: Fairy tales. | War fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: "Joshua Pearl comes from a world that we no longer believe in--a world of fairy tales. He knows that his great love is waiting for him somewhere in that realm, but he is trapped in an unfamiliar place--an old-world marshmallow shop in Paris on the eve of World War II. As his memories begin to fade, he discovers strange objects: tiny fragments of tales that have already been told. Can Joshua remember the past and believe in his own story before his love is lost forever?"--Dust jacket.
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| FIC/FLY Enemy at the gates / | FIC/FOER Extremely loud & incredibly close / | FIC/FOL The pillars of the earth / | FIC/FOM The book of pearl / | FIC/FOO All of us villains / | FIC/FOO All of our demise / | FIC/FOR Where she went / |
Translation of: Livre de perle.
School Library Journal, January 2018
Booklist starred, December 2017
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2018
Kirkus Starred, November 2017
Horn Book, March 2018
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018
"Joshua Pearl comes from a world that we no longer believe in--a world of fairy tales. He knows that his great love is waiting for him somewhere in that realm, but he is trapped in an unfamiliar place--an old-world marshmallow shop in Paris on the eve of World War II. As his memories begin to fade, he discovers strange objects: tiny fragments of tales that have already been told. Can Joshua remember the past and believe in his own story before his love is lost forever?"--Dust jacket.
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