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| Genre/Form: | Children's stories Detective and mystery fiction Fiction Juvenile works Short stories Juvenile fiction |
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| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kate Milford; Nicole Wong |
| ISBN: | 9781328466907 1328466906 |
| OCLC Number: | 1236924385 |
| Notes: | Besides the title page, the book states Kate Milford as the author. "Phineas Amalgam" is a fictional character and compiler of these stories. Series information from Goodreads.com. |
| Description: | 391 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents: | The Blue Vein Tavern -- The game of maps -- The whalebone spring -- The devil and the scavenger -- The queen of fog -- The roamer in the nettles -- The hollow-ware man -- The coldway -- The tavern at night -- The blue stair -- The storm bottle -- The ferryman -- The reckoning -- The particular -- The three kings -- The gardener of meteorites -- The summons of the bone -- The crossroads. |
| Responsibility: | by Phineas Amalgam ; edited by Kate Milford ; with illustrations by Nicole Wong. |
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"The wide-reaching world building of Milford's Nagspeake novels gets even more expansive. The stories are purely enjoyable, playfully toying with folktale conventions, offering a compelling variety of genres, and allowing each teller's voice to clearly come through in their tale." - Booklist"At times wryly humorous and at others marvelously unnerving and superbly menacing, this novel delights. Deliciously immersive and captivating." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"At once a deeply satisfying standalone and a smart addition to Milford's expansive world, this elegant feat of telescopic storytelling serves as both map and key, offering singular stories of consequence that slowly, artfully reveal an immersive mystery-one that will dazzle seasoned Milford fans and kindle new ones." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Intricately written, gorgeously crafted, and captivating from start to finish, The Raconteur's Commonplace Book is the kind of title that remains in your heart." - Locus"If the Canterbury Tales were filled to the brim with magic and mystery, you couldn't find a better collection than what Milford has produced here." - Betsy Bird, Fuse #8 Read more...
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