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Endymion Spring


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 448

Published: 2007

Great for age 9-17 years

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Who or what is Endymion Spring? A power for good, or for evil . . . A legendary book that holds the secret to a world of knowledge . . . A young boy without a voice whose five-hundred-year-old story is about to explode in the twenty-first century . . . Set in present-day Oxford and Germany at the dawn of printing, one magical book sets two boys worlds alight bringing them unimaginable danger, excitement and power . . . Skelton's brilliant literary debut. Powerfully gripping, a perfect, magical read for teenagers and adults alike.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 448 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Matthew Skelton was born in the UK but spent most of his childhood in Canada. He started writing while working as a teaching assistant at the University of Mainz and continued when he came back to Oxford to work as a research assistant. In 2002 he won Richard and Judy's short story competition. Cirrus Flux is his second novel.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 7-9
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-9 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

A wonderfully rich but accessible story for 10-year-olds plus * Sunday Telegraph *

 

Skelton is a wonderful descriptive writer, with a good line in startling images * Observer *

 

It is unputdownable * Irish Independent *

 

The story, switching between medieval Germany and Oxford University libraries, is a gripping, fast-moving read, and should appeal to adults as well as teenagers * Oxford Times *

 

A wonderfully rich but accessible story for 10-year-olds plus * Sunday Telegraph *

 

Skelton is a wonderful descriptive writer, with a good line in startling images * Observer *

 

It is unputdownable * Irish Independent *

 

The story, switching between medieval Germany and Oxford University libraries, is a gripping, fast-moving read, and should appeal to adults as well as teenagers * Oxford Times *