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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021-31-08

Silver Arrow

Silver Arrow

Lev Grossman, Author

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9780316539548

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Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.
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A mysterious train, talking animals, and eco-urgency blend into a fantastical adventure that never forgets its moral center. Bold, timely, and packed with metaphor, it’s a ride that stirs both thought and wonder.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Adventure • Animals • Courage • Critical Thinking • Curiosity • Discovery • Environment • Environmental Responsibility • Family • Fantasy • General • Imagination • Juvenile Fiction • Metaphor • Railroads & Trains • Science & Nature • Siblings • Theme • Transportation • Wonder

Readability • 4.9

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 272

Subjects • Locomotives • Railroad trains • Adventure stories • Brothers and sisters • Uncles • Birthdays • Quests (Expeditions) • Magic • Animals • Adventure and adventurers

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains • Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings

"I loved every page. This is middle grade fiction at its best."-- Ann Patchett From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians comes a must-read, wholly original middle-grade debut perfect for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia and Roald Dahl.

Dear Uncle Herbert,
You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorrow and you are super-rich could you please send me a present?

Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don't have much to look forward to. Why can't Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday is shaping up to be mundane -- that is, until her mysterious and highly irresponsible Uncle Herbert, whom she's never even met before, surprises her with the most unexpected, exhilarating, inappropriate birthday present of all time: a colossal steam locomotive called the Silver Arrow.

Kate and Tom's parents want to send it right back where it came from. But Kate and Tom have other ideas -- and so does the Silver Arrow -- and soon they're off to distant lands along magical rail lines in the company of an assortment of exotic animals who, it turns out, can talk. With only curiosity, excitement, their own resourcefulness and the thrill of the unknown to guide them, Kate and Tom are on the adventure of a lifetime . . . and who knows? They just might end up saving the world after all.

This thrilling fantasy adventure will not only entertain young readers but inspire them to see the beautiful, exciting, and precious world around them with new eyes.

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