The Marbury Lens (Marbury Ser. #1)

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Synopsis
A 16-year-old boy who escapes a kidnapper thinks he can forget his trauma, but instead, he loses his grip on reality and believes he's part of an alternate world called Marbury.Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. There is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too. But he's trying to kill them. Meanwhile, Jack is falling in love with an English girl, and afraid he's losing his mind. Andrew Smith has written his most beautiful and personal novel yet, as he explores the nightmarish outer limits of what trauma can do to our bodies and our minds.“An engrossing horror/fantasy hybrid…Nightmarish imagery is chillingly effective, and the pacing superbly builds suspense.” -- Kirkus Reviews
Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
370 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781429941914
Related ISBNs:
9780312613426
Publisher:
Feiwel & Friends
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Andrew Smith.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
14–17
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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