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The Fire Chronicle

By John Stephens

By John Stephens

By John Stephens

By John Stephens

By John Stephens
Read by Jim Dale

By John Stephens
Read by Jim Dale

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Part of Books of Beginning

Part of Books of Beginning

Part of Books of Beginning

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Aug 27, 2013 | ISBN 9780375872723 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $7.99

Oct 09, 2012 | ISBN 9780375899560 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $24.00

Oct 09, 2012 | 742 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Fire Chronicle

    After the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says, they will be safe. How wrong he is. 

    The children are soon discovered by their enemies, and a frantic chase sends Kate a hundred years into the past, to a perilous, enchanted New York City. Searching for a way back to her brother and sister, she meets a mysterious boy whose fate is intricately—and dangerously—tied to her own.

    Meanwhile, Michael and Emma have set off to find the second of the Books of Beginning. A series of clues leads them into a hidden world where they must brave harsh polar storms, track down an ancient order of warriors, and confront terrible monsters. Will Michael and Emma find the legendary book of fire—and master its powers—before Kate is lost to them forever? 

    Exciting, suspenseful, and brimming with humor and heart, the next installment of the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy will lead Kate, Michael, and Emma closer to their family—and to the magic that could save, or destroy, them all.

    About The Fire Chronicle

    After the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says, they will be safe. How wrong he is. 

    The children are soon discovered by their enemies, and a frantic chase sends Kate a hundred years into the past, to a perilous, enchanted New York City. Searching for a way back to her brother and sister, she meets a mysterious boy whose fate is intricately—and dangerously—tied to her own.

    Meanwhile, Michael and Emma have set off to find the second of the Books of Beginning. A series of clues leads them into a hidden world where they must brave harsh polar storms, track down an ancient order of warriors, and confront terrible monsters. Will Michael and Emma find the legendary book of fire—and master its powers—before Kate is lost to them forever? 

    Exciting, suspenseful, and brimming with humor and heart, the next installment of the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy will lead Kate, Michael, and Emma closer to their family—and to the magic that could save, or destroy, them all.

    About The Fire Chronicle

    It’s been six months since Kate, Michael, and Emma confronted the Dire Magnus, but the trail to their long-missing parents remains cold. Then Michael and Emma find a man who saw them ten years ago—three days after they disappeared. He knows about a map of a distant land, a place shrouded in mystery that may lead them to their parents.

    Meanwhile, Kate’s connection to the Book of Time is growing stronger and stronger, until a dangerous trick gets her stuck in the past, searching for a friend to help her.

    Only a perilous quest and a daring risk will help the children to harness the power of the Books of Beginning. But will it be enough to save them?

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    About John Stephens

    John Stephens wrote and produced television for ten years. During this time, he read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and fell in love with fantasy for young readers. He spent the next several years waking at 4 am every… More about John Stephens

    About John Stephens

    John Stephens wrote and produced television for ten years. During this time, he read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and fell in love with fantasy for young readers. He spent the next several years waking at 4 am every… More about John Stephens

    About John Stephens

    John Stephens wrote and produced television for ten years. During this time, he read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and fell in love with fantasy for young readers. He spent the next several years waking at 4 am every… More about John Stephens

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 27, 2013 | 464 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375872723

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Oct 09, 2012 | 448 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375899560

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $24.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 09, 2012 | 742 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307879813
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    Praise

    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, October 8, 2012:
    “Fans of The Emerald Atlas will find much to love: the adventure-driven plot, a scattering of deliciously scary moments, and Stephens’s offbeat take on Tolkienesque dragons, dwarves, and elves are sure to delight.”

    Starred Review, School Library Journal, October 1, 2012:
    “Fans of the first book won’t be disappointed, and will eagerly anticipate the next one. The Emerald Atlas was very good. This one is even better.”

    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2012:
    “Irreverent humor and swashbuckling adventure collide in a fetching fantasy.”

    Awards

    ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2013

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