A week without Tuesday

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Title:

A week without Tuesday

Author:

Banks, Angelica, author.

Series:

Tuesday McGillycuddy ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Real and imaginary worlds are colliding so Tuesday and Baxterr, at the request of the Librarian, venture to find the Gardener--the one person who can stop this catastrophe--but will they be able to save the land of story?

General Note:

Sequel to: Finding serendipity.

Edition:

First American edition.

Physical Description:

379 pages : ill. ; 22 cm

Subject Term:

Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction.

Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9781627791557

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.

Call Number:

J BANKS

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A charming adventure full of magic and mystery, set in the land where stories come from.

Something is broken in the land of story. Real and imaginary worlds are colliding--putting everything and everyone in grave peril. Tuesday and Baxterr, at the request of the Librarian, and with the help of Vivienne Small, venture to find the Gardener--the one person who can stop this catastrophe. On their way, they'll meet friends and foes, and discover strengths they didn't know they had. Will they be able to save the land of story?

A Week Without Tuesday by Angelica Banks, with illustrations by Stevie Lewis, is the charming sequel to Finding Serendipity , a middle grade novel full of all the magic, mystery, and adorable illustrations readers have come to expect from this series.

This title has Common Core connections.

"All the worlds are fully rendered and themes of imagination, courage, family, sacrifice, and friendship are beautifully explored. Fans of Edith Nesbit, Michael Ende's The Neverending Story , and Roderick Townley's The Great Good Thing have a new home with Angelica Banks." -- Booklist , starred review

"Banks's wondrously whimsical language helps transport readers into this imaginative world. . . . Creative young authors as well as fantasy lovers will enjoy this inventive book." -- School Library Journal

Author Notes

Angelica Banks , the author of Finding Serendipity , is not one writer but two. Heather Rose and Danielle Wood are both award-winning authors of adult literary fiction and have been friends for years. While writing this book, they ate blueberry chocolate and a witch's broomstick and had lots of fun.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-In this fantastical sequel to Finding Serendipity (Holt, 2015), Tuesday and her dog, Baxterr, are beckoned back to the land where all stories are created. Her mother's famous character, Vivienne Small, is in need of immediate help for her troubled world. Things are going horribly wrong: mountains have grown so much that they pierce the sky, and strange, terrorizing birds known as vercaka arrive from another world. Vivienne shares a possible clue to the mystery from a note tucked into the collar of a dying winged dog: "I cannot hold the worlds apart much longer. Have you found our answer?" Tuesday delivers this note to the Librarian in charge of all books and is informed that the fictional worlds are colliding and out of control. Tuesday, with the assistance of Vivienne and Baxterr, is commissioned to find and help the Gardener, the man in charge of keeping the story worlds apart. On the way, they are attacked by the murderous vercaka, witness oceans from another world pouring into theirs, and see the sky cave in like the bottom of a fishbowl. When Tuesday finally discovers the Gardener, she finds he is old and losing his memory. She must step in and take his place, never to return home to her world again. Banks's wondrously whimsical language helps transport readers into this imaginative world. The complex landscape may demand extra concentration, but those who follow closely won't want to come back to our mundane universe. Budding writers might be particularly interested in this tale. The illustrations enliven and clarify this magical story. VERDICT Creative young authors as well as fantasy lovers will enjoy this inventive book.-Diane McCabe, John Muir Elementary, Santa Monica, CA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.