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Title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
Author: Karen Foxlee
Narrator: Jayne Entwistle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-28-14
Publisher: Listening Library
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 63 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science.
She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.
As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy, everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.
A story within a story, this is a modern day fairytale about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.
Critic Reviews:
Starred Review,
, November 1, 2013:
"A well-wrought, poignant and original reworking of Andersens 'The Snow Queen.'"
Starred Review,
, November 11, 2013:
"Foxlee's writing is elegant and accessible, with a pervading melancholy... this story shines."
Starred Review,
, December 15, 2013:
"This clever story-within-a-story reads easily yet offers deep lessons about trust, responsibility, and friendship.
, January/February 2014:
"Foxlees deftness with characterization and setting also makes this a satisfying fantasy."
From the Hardcover edition.
