The Water Castle (Paperback)
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Description
Blurring the lines between magic and science, award-winning author Megan Frazer Blakemore invites readers to search for the elusive Fountain of Youth.
Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy living an ordinary life. But everything changes when his father has a stroke and his family moves back to their ancestral home, the Water Castle. There Ephraim meets Mallory Green and Will Wylie, whose families are tied to the Water Castle’s powerful secrets . . . including the legend that the Fountain of Youth is hidden on the estate grounds.
When Ephraim learns of the Fountain, he's sure it can cure his dad. With Mallory and Will's help, he embarks on a quest that will reveal ancient secrets, resurrect old feuds, and leave readers wondering: Do you believe in the unbelievable?
Pick up The Water Castle if you are looking for:
- Classic adventure stories
- Stories that spark wonder
- Characters with big questions about the world
- Fun science ideas in fiction
About the Author
Megan Frazer Blakemore is the author of The Firefly Code, The Friendship Riddle, The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill, and The Water Castle, which was listed as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and as a New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing. She is also the author of the young adult novel Secrets of Truth And Beauty which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was on the ALA Rainbow list. A former middle-school librarian, Megan lives in Maine with her family.
www.meganfrazerblakemore.com
Praise For…
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year
A Cybils Awards Finalist
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award Honor Book
A Kentucky Blue Grass Award Nominee
A Keystone to Reading Book Awards Nominee
A Lupine Award Honor Book
A MWPA Literary Award Finalist
A MASL Readers Award Finals Nominee
A Nerdy Award Finalist
A Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Nominee
A New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing 2013
Maine Student Book Award List
Fuse8: 100 Magnificent Children’s Books
“Weaving legacy and myth into science and magic, old into new and enemies into friends, Blakemore creates an exquisite mystery . . . With keen intelligence and bits of humor, the prose slips calmly between narrative perspectives, trusting readers to pick up a revelation that Ephraim and Mallory don't see--and it's a doozy. This one is special.” —Kirkus Review, starred review
“In The Water Castle, science feels magical, and magic feels possible. This is a world I want to live in.” —Laurel Snyder, author of Bigger than a Breadbox
