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The Lifters

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers

By Dave Eggers
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By Dave Eggers
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Apr 30, 2019 | ISBN 9781524764197 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Apr 24, 2018 | 318 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Lifters

    Discover an underground world full of tunnels and mystery in this middle-grade adventure from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of Heroes of the Frontier and Her Right Foot.

    What if nothing was as it seemed? What if the ground beneath your feet was not made of solid earth and stone but had been hollowed into hundreds of tunnels and passageways? What if there were mysterious forces in these tunnels, mere inches below you as you sit in class or eat a banana?

    What if it were up to just two kids to stop these forces? What would it feel like to know the fate of an entire town rested on your shoulders?

    Twelve-year-old Gran Flowerpetal is about to find out.

    When Gran’s friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow her, and help her save the town (and the known world). With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, they might just emerge as heroes.

    In The Lifters, critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.

    About The Lifters

    Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade novel from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot.

    When Gran and his family move to Carousel, he has no idea that the town is built atop a secret. Little does he suspect, as he walks his sister to school or casually eats a banana, that mysterious forces lurk mere inches beneath his feet, tearing up the earth like mini-hurricanes and causing the town to slowly but surely sink.

    When Gran’s friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow wherever she leads. With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, Gran and Catalina might just find a way to lift their town–and the known world–out of danger.

    In The Lifters, critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.

    “This book is a ripper, full of all the good stuff: adventure, mystery, and lots of great jokes.” – Mac Barnett, Caldecott Honor-winning author of Extra Yarn

    “Full of surprises, magic, and heart.” – Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me

    “[A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination.” —Publishers Weekly

    “A heart-gladdening work of allegorical genius.” —The Guardian

    “A warm and rewarding read . . .Eggers skillfully handles the trope of the kids who save the town, with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but an equal measure of compassion.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    “Original . . . and always intriguing. . . . Eggers’s story moves along briskly thanks to mounting suspense and bite-size chapters.” —Booklist

    A Junior Library Guild selection

    About The Lifters

    Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade novel from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot.

    When Gran and his family move to Carousel, he has no idea that the town is built atop a secret. Little does he suspect, as he walks his sister to school or casually eats a banana, that mysterious forces lurk mere inches beneath his feet, tearing up the earth like mini-hurricanes and causing the town to slowly but surely sink.

    When Gran’s friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow wherever she leads. With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, Gran and Catalina might just find a way to lift their town–and the known world–out of danger.

    In The Lifters, critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.

    “This book is a ripper, full of all the good stuff: adventure, mystery, and lots of great jokes.” – Mac Barnett, Caldecott Honor-winning author of Extra Yarn

    “Full of surprises, magic, and heart.” – Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me

    “[A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination.” —Publishers Weekly

    “A heart-gladdening work of allegorical genius.” —The Guardian

    “A warm and rewarding read . . .Eggers skillfully handles the trope of the kids who save the town, with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but an equal measure of compassion.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    “Original . . . and always intriguing. . . . Eggers’s story moves along briskly thanks to mounting suspense and bite-size chapters.” —Booklist

    A Junior Library Guild selection

    About The Lifters

    Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade novel from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot.

    When Gran and his family move to Carousel, he has no idea that the town is built atop a secret. Little does he suspect, as he walks his sister to school or casually eats a banana, that mysterious forces lurk mere inches beneath his feet, tearing up the earth like mini-hurricanes and causing the town to slowly but surely sink.

    When Gran’s friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow wherever she leads. With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, Gran and Catalina might just find a way to lift their town–and the known world–out of danger.

    In The Lifters, critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.

    “This book is a ripper, full of all the good stuff: adventure, mystery, and lots of great jokes.” – Mac Barnett, Caldecott Honor-winning author of Extra Yarn

    “Full of surprises, magic, and heart.” – Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me

    “[A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination.” —Publishers Weekly

    “A heart-gladdening work of allegorical genius.” —The Guardian

    “A warm and rewarding read . . .Eggers skillfully handles the trope of the kids who save the town, with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but an equal measure of compassion.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    “Original . . . and always intriguing. . . . Eggers’s story moves along briskly thanks to mounting suspense and bite-size chapters.” —Booklist

    A Junior Library Guild selection

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    About Dave Eggers

    DAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them The Circle—the companion to the book you are holding—and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is… More about Dave Eggers

    About Dave Eggers

    DAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them The Circle—the companion to the book you are holding—and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is… More about Dave Eggers

    About Dave Eggers

    DAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them The Circle—the companion to the book you are holding—and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is… More about Dave Eggers

    About Dave Eggers

    DAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them The Circle—the companion to the book you are holding—and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is… More about Dave Eggers

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 30, 2019 | 352 Pages | 6-1/8 x 8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524764197

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Apr 24, 2018 | 352 Pages | 6-1/4 x 8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524764173

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Apr 24, 2018 | 336 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524764180

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 24, 2018 | 318 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524782849
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    Praise

    “This book is a ripper, full of all the good stuff: adventure, mystery, and lots of great jokes.” 
    —Mac Barnett, Caldecott Honor–winning author of Extra Yarn

    “Full of surprises, magic, and heart.” –Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me

    “A heart-gladdening work of allegorical genius . . . brilliantly rendering the bewildering stupidity of the adult world as seen by children.” —The Guardian

    “Eggers performs a marvelous sleight of hand, producing a first-rate middle grade adventure that doubles as a political parable for our times.” —The Buffalo News

    “[A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination.” —Publishers Weekly

    “A warm and rewarding read . . .Eggers skillfully handles the trope of the kids who save the town, with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but an equal measure of compassion.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    “Original . . . and always intriguing. . . . Eggers’s story moves along briskly thanks to mounting suspense and bite-size chapters.” —Booklist

    “A whimsical, fantastical story with elements of realism. . . . This atmospheric story’s detailed plot moves quickly, and all the characters experience growth.” —School Library Journal 

    Awards

    Arizona Young Reader’s Award NOMINEE 2022

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