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The Water Castle


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 368

Published: 2014

Great for age 9-17 years

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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 Castles 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

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing USA .

MEGAN FRAZER BLAKEMORE is the author of Secrets of Truth and Beauty , a novel for young adults which received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was on the ALA Rainbow list. She works as an elementary school librarian in Maine where she lives with her family.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Keystone to Reading Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.

Cybils Award - Speculative Fiction
This book was recognised in the Speculative Fiction category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

Mark Twain Readers Award
This book was recognised by the Mark Twain Readers Award.

Lupine Award
This book was recognised by the Lupine Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Land of Enchantment Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Land of Enchantment Book Award.

Kentucky Blue Grass Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award.

"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"

"Blakemore skillfully explores the intersection of science and magic in this multifaceted story . . . a sense of skeptical wonder pervades the book and lingers." --"Publishers Weekly"

"An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy." --"School Library Journal "

 

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"

Blakemore skillfully explores the intersection of science and magic in this multifaceted story . . . a sense of skeptical wonder pervades the book and lingers. "Publishers Weekly"

An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy. "School Library Journal""

 

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

Blakemore skillfully explores the intersection of science and magic in this multifaceted story . . . a sense of skeptical wonder pervades the book and lingers. Publishers Weekly

An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy. School Library Journal

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"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

"Blakemore skillfully explores the intersection of science and magic in this multifaceted story . . . a sense of skeptical wonder pervades the book and lingers." --Publishers Weekly

"An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy." --School Library Journal