The Water Castle - Megan Frazer Blakemore电子书mobi+epub
Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Lexile Measure: 690 (What's this?)
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (May 6, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802735932
ISBN-13: 978-0802735935
Megan Frazer Blakemore – Sharer of secrets, history, and mystery for children and young adults.
http://www.meganfrazer.com/
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Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Lexile Measure: 690 (What's this?)
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (May 6, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802735932
ISBN-13: 978-0802735935
Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy, and up until his father's stroke he lived an ordinary life. But all that changes when his family moves to the Water Castle―their ancestral home in the small town of Crystal Springs. Mallory Green's family has always been the caretakers of the Water Castle―and the guardians of the legendary Fountain of Youth, hidden on the estate grounds. Will Wylie's family has been at war with the Applegates for generations, all because of the Water Castle's powerful secrets. When Ephraim learns of the Fountain, he's sure finding it can cure his dad. With Mallory and Will's help, he embarks on a quest that will blur the lines of magic and science, creativity and discovery, leaving readers left to wonder: Do you believe in the unbelievable?
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 4-7- In this novel, three loners become friends while searching for a miracle. After his dad has a stroke, Ephraim Appledore-Smith's physician mom moves the family to the Water Castle, their ancestral home in Crystal Springs, Maine. Ephraim, the prototypical ordinary middle kid, isn't thrilled about the relocation but looks forward to being the Big City fish in a small-town pond. Things don't go as expected, however, and he discovers that Crystal Springs is full of high achievers and deep, dark secrets. He learns about his family's long-running obsession with exploration, science, and finding the Fountain of Youth. Classmates Mallory, descendant of the Darling family, traditional caretakers of the Water Castle, and Will, whose family has been feuding with the Appledores for generations, join with Ephraim to find out the truth about Crystal Springs, and maybe a cure for Ephraim's dad. Part of the story is told through flashback passages from Nora Darling's perspective; she was hired by Orlando Appledore in 1908 to be his assistant, despite the fact that she was young, female, and black. Ephraim is a realistic kid: needy, uncertain, not particularly brave or logical. Mallory, Will, and Nora are also well drawn, as are some of the adult characters, though others are fairly flat. Not all of the mysteries are cleared up, though most can be guessed at, and the story ends on an optimistic note. Comparisons to Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting (Farrar, 1975) are inevitable, and there will be much for readers to discuss. An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
After his father’s stroke, Ephraim and his family move to the Water Castle, the Appledore family’s ancestral home, which his mother has inherited. As he and his siblings explore the strange mansion and learn about its history as a source of curative water, he begins to hope that its past holds secrets that may heal his father. Meanwhile, Ephraim gradually befriends classmates Mallory, whose family has worked at the Water Castle for generations, and Will, whose father carries on their family’s age-old grudge against the Appledores. Interspersed with the present-day story are flashbacks to events taking place in the same location in 1908 and 1909, when Dr. Appledore bottled his famous Fountain of Youth Crystal Water. Although the historical-narrative background has its own strengths and its own uses, it interrupts a more believable, involving present-day story. With their individual points of view, different family problems, and often prickly personalities, Ephraim, Mallory, and Will are at the heart of this somewhat convoluted but ultimately rewarding novel. Grades 5-7. --Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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