Kneeknock Rise

by Babbitt, Natalie; Babbitt, Natalie

• ISBN13: 9780312370091
• ISBN10: 0312370091
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: Square Fish

Summary

From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak ofKneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh andcold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what it is'”nobody has ever dared to try to find out and come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find an answer to the mystery.

Author Biography

A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt’s novels are inspired by a brilliance and imagination that is completely original. She began her career in 1966 with the publication of a picture book, The Forty-Ninth Magician, a collaboration with her husband, Samuel Fisher Babbitt. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, established her gift for writing magical tales with a more profound meaning embedded within them. Kneeknock Rise earned her a Newbery Honor Medal, but it is Tuck Everlasting which has insured Babbitt’s place in the history of children’s literature. This modern classic, which has also been made recently into a major motion picture starring Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, and Sissy Spacek, asks an enduring and powerful question: If we could live forever, would we want to?
     Babbitt has written six more novels including The Eyes of the Amaryllis and Goody Hall—each one presenting her unique vision of an enchanted world. Her latest novel, Jack Plank Tells Tales, was published in Spring 2007.
     Natalie Babbitt lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a grandmother of three. When asked what she wants readers to remember about her books, she replied, “the questions without answers.”

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“Here’s a wonderfully fluent fable about man’s need to have something to believe in. . . . The strength of this tale is in Natalie Babbitt’s clean, modern, very confident telling. For children, especially, this is fine writing.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review

“An enchanting tale imbued with a folk flavor.”—Booklist, Starred Review

“The allegory seems to have grown slowly and surely, so much folk feeling does it have along with its symbolism and satire. Beautifully and clearly written, the story can be read aloud with pleasure.”—The Horn Book Magazine

“Natalie Babbitt’s prose is as clean as her pen line. Like The Search . . . delicious.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The theme is ageless—it poses the questions: Who is the fool? Who is the wise man? With help from her characters and from a sly cat and a very endearing old dog, Natalie Babbitt gives a brilliant answer—brilliant because her star, with each new book she writes, shines brighter in the universe of children’s books.”—Publishers Weekly

“Fantasy for the whole family.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“A delightful fantasy stressing man’s need for a belief in the supernatural.”—The Kansas City Star

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