Jonathan auxier is the author of peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which was a myrca honour book and shortlisted for the inaugural monica hughes award and the diamond willow award. This muchanticipated followup to jonathan auxier s exceptional debut, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, is a victorian ghost story with shades of washington irving and henry james. Jonathan auxiers strange and inventive debut, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, is a beautiful adventure told in a dashing and assured voice. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes by jonathan auxier, paperback.
Jul 28, 2015 jonathan auxier s strange and inventive debut, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, is a beautiful adventure told in a dashing and assured voice. Jonathan auxiers fantastical tale of peter, the blind orphan who lives a life of thievery. Find the complete peter nimble book series by jonathan auxier. Bulletin of the center for childrens books all proper scary stories require a spooky, menacing atmosphere, and auxier peter nimble and his fantastic eyes delivers the goods with his precise descriptions of the gothic setting and. He teaches childrens literature and lives in pittsburgh with his family. He lives with his family in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. The new york times bestselling author of what he calls strange stories for strange children, his books include peter nimble and his fantastic eyes. Listen to peter nimble and his fantastic eyes by jonathan. Jonathan auxier was raised in canada and obtained his mfa in dramatic writing from carnegie mellon university. Now they have been summoned by professor cake for a new mission. More than just a spooky tale, its also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. Dont miss the authors interview on the rar podcast. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. His debut novel, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, was an aba new voices pick and a bookpage magazine best book of 2011.
With the help of the fantastic eyes and some unlikely friends, peter embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to save a people in needand to discover his true destiny. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Below is a list of jonathan auxiers books in order of when they were first released. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jonathan auxier books online. See the complete peter nimble series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes peter nimble adventure 9781419704215. Jonathan auxier, quote from peter nimble and his fantastic eyes in my experience heroes are no more good than you or i. He is particularly famous for writing down the novels of the peter nimble series, which, according to jonathan is a novel series for strange children. See all books authored by jonathan auxier, including peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, and the night gardener, and more on thriftbooks. Free download or read online peter nimble and his fantastic eyes pdf epub book. The main characters of this fantasy, childrens story are. Peter begins his thievery under the guidance of the despicable mr. Author jonathan auxier visits the independent school when. Jul 31, 2012 peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is a wonderful fantasy book for people ages 8 the author has wonderful talent, as is evident by his use of suspense, character development, and creativity.
Jonathan auxiers debut book, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, released august 1st by amulet books, is an imaginative attempt within the young adult ya fiction genre. Peter nimble is considered the greatest thief in the world, not in spite of the fact that he is a child, an orphan and blind, but because of these things. Download audiobooks by jonathan auxier at and save. In that time, they have traveled far and wide in search of adventure. Without question, the biggest influence was alice through the looking glass, which is the sequel to alice in wonderland.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The magic books are basically the bad guys but the story guards think they are good. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a tenyearold blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. To find a twelveyearold bookmender named sophie quire. He is the author of peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which the wall street journal called as delightful a magical story as readers ages 914 will hope to find. Around the time peter finds himself in possession of three pairs of magical eyes, he realizes he is being sent on a quest to the dangerous vanished kingdom. Its been two years since peter nimble and sir tode rescued the kingdom of hazelport. Whats at stake and why stories matter, jonathan auxier. Born and raised in canada, he now lives in pittsburgh with his wife and daughter. Peter nimble author jonathan auxier at ncte youtube. Hes written peter nimble and his fantastic eyes and the night gardener. Jonathan auxier is the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener, sophie quire and the last storyguard, and peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which the wall street journal called as delightful a magical story as readers.
The book has thrilling plot twists all over, and all of his characters develop in some way or another, whether they turn out to be backstabbing. Author interview jonathan auxier, author of peter nimble. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdashera box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. And they share a similar sensibility to peter nimble only much funnier.
By jonathan auxier peter nimble and his fantastic eyes. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes by jonathan auxier goodreads. Nov 29, 2016 jonathan auxier has been a writer for a very long time, but he says he never really felt like he had found his place until he began writing childrens literature. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes peter nimble adventure, book 1 by jonathan auxier book cover, description, publication history. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is a charming, sometimes appropriately frightening and even gruesome childrens tale. Peter nimble was an aba new voices pick, an indie next list selection, and bookpage magazine best book of the year. Jonathan auxier is one of the recently popular authors of america who has written a few successful novels based on strange stories.
Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes jonathan auxier. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes peter nimble adventure, book. Jonathan auxier made his debut as a published novelist in 2011 with the novel peter nimble and his fantastic eyes. In fact, he is the greatest thief who has ever lived, and that is what changed his life forever.
In peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, the exciting debut novel by jonathan auxier, peter is all of these things, and much more. In peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, jonathan auxier makes peter special by taking them away. The peter nimble book series by jonathan auxier includes books peter nimble and his fantastic eyes and sophie quire and the last storyguard. Pdf peter nimble and his fantastic eyes book by jonathan. Jonathan auxier books list of books by author jonathan. Jonathan auxier has been a writer for a very long time, but he says he never really felt like he had found his place until he began writing childrens literature. Jonathan auxier s fantastical tale of peter, the blind orphan who lives a life of thievery. Jonathan auxier teaches creative writing and childrens literature. Im not sure shes less known, but i often urge fans of my peter nimble books to check out caroline carlsons series, the very nearly honorable league of pirates. Olga demidova has illustrated many books for children around the world. His novel the night gardener is a junior library guild selection, an aba indienext pick, an amazon editors pick of the month, and a finalist for the governor. I dont have any immediate plans to write another peter story, so in the meantime, here are some books i strongly recommend to people who.
The new york times bestselling author of what he calls strange stories for strange children, his books include peter nimble and his fantastic. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported. Jonathan auxier is the new york timesbestselling and critically acclaimed author of peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, the night gardener, sophie quire and the last storyguard, and sweep. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes cannot merely be called a story. Jonathan auxier s strange and inventive debut, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, is a beautiful adventure told in a dashing and assured voice. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is a wonderful fantasy book for people ages 8 the author has wonderful talent, as is evident by his use of suspense, character development, and creativity. But what appears to be the beginning of an actionandadventurefilled series starring a persevering and original cast of characters is in reality an imaginative but half.
Dec 01, 2011 from the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a tenyearold blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. Olga demidova has illustrated many books for children. Jonathan auxier audio books, best sellers, author bio. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes peter nimble adventure. Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel peter nimble. From the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a tenyearold blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. The horn book magazine summer 2014 kids indie next list. The fabled fourth graders of aesop elementary by candice fleming. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes audiobook by jonathan. Dec 01, 2011 jonathan auxier teaches creative writing and childrens literature.
Jonathan auxier is the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener and peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which the wall street journal called as delightful a magical story as readers. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes peter nimble and his fantastic eyes by. The first edition of the novel was published in august 1st 2011, and was written by jonathan auxier. Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes by jonathan auxier. I cant quite explain why, but i would read looking glass obsessively a. The author is willing to take the book to some of the dark places adults dont always want to believe great childrens fiction should go and in doing so, with both wit and originality, he creates genuine drama. Nov 01, 2012 from the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a tenyearold blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. Jonathan auxier is a canadian author of childrens novels. When you were my age 10, did you have a book inspire or impact you. Please make checks payable to watermark books jonathan auxier is a nyt bestselling author of peter nimble and his fantastic eyes which was an aba new voices pick and a bookpage magazine best book of 2011. Bulletin of the center for childrens books all proper scary stories require a spooky, menacing atmosphere, and auxier peter nimble and his fantastic eyes delivers the goods with his precise descriptions of the gothic setting and teasing hints of mystery and suspense. Most authors today are content to make their characters special by giving them extra senses and abilities.
The author found a great way to show character traits, the book shows scenes that show characters traits with their actions, thinking, and dialogue. May 20, 2014 jonathan auxier is the new york times bestselling author of the night gardener, sophie quire and the last storyguard, and peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which the wall street journal called as delightful a magical story as readers. Jun 03, 2014 jonathan auxier is the author of peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, which was a myrca honour book and shortlisted for the inaugural monica hughes award and the diamond willow award. This muchanticipated followup to jonathan auxiers exceptional debut, peter nimble and his fantastic eyes, is a victorian ghost story with shades of washington irving and henry james.
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