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Skelton, Matthew. Endymion Spring. New York: Random House, 2006. Print. ISBN: 9780385734561. $9.99. 416 pages.
Awards & Honors:
Red Maple Award 2008
Wyoming Soaring Eagle Nominee 2008
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
Annotation:
Endymion
Spring tells the intertwining stories of Blake, who lives in the present
day, and Endymion, who lives in 15th century Germany, as they struggle to protect
the book that contains the secret to eternal wisdom. This enchanting story about
the power and magic of books will beg you to share it with friends, who will in
turn, share it again.
Review:
Blake’s parents are divorced, and his
mom made him and his sister move to Oxford, where he now spends his time
searching for books in the university library.
One day, he discovers a book with no words. The strange thing is that the book somehow belongs
to him, like it chose him.
Endymion Spring is a young printer's
devil, who works for the Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. Endymion must protect a magic book and hide
it in Oxford to keep it out of the hands of Johann Faust, who is seeking the
secret to eternal wisdom.
Matthew Skelton’s debut novel is incredibly magical and
endearing. Those who love books and
appreciate their history will definitely find a home for Endymion Spring on their shelves.
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