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The Peddler's Road
Author:
Cody, Matthew
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Series:
Secrets of the Pied Piper, #1
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 8-12
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.C654
Grade: 3-7
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ISBN-13: 9780385755221
LCCN: 2014041130
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 10/27/2015
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $17.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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355 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
H 8.5",
W 5.81",
D 1.38",
1.0375 lbs.
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LC Series:
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The secrets of the Pied Piper ;
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Action/Adventure
Fantasy
Family Life
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
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LC Subjects:
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Brothers and sisters, Fiction
Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction
Fantasy
Magic, Fiction
Magic, Juvenile fiction
Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character), Fiction
Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character), Juvenile fiction
Siblings, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Family life, Fiction
Fiction for children
Juvenile fiction
Siblings, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
5.5
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Points: 13.0
Lexile Level:
830
Reading Counts Level:
5.4
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Points: 21.0
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| Annotations |
| ONIX annotations | 10/30/2018 |
| "Explodes into a wild fantasy adventure. . . . Cody has begun what promises to be an epic trilogy." -Adam Gidwitz, New York Times bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm
It is said that in the thirteenth century, in a town called Hamelin, a piper lured all of the children away with his magical flute, and none of them were ever seen again.
Today, tough, pink-haired Max and her little brother, Carter, are stuck in modern-day Hamelin with their father . . . until they are also led away by the Piper to a place called the Summer Isle. There they meet the original stolen children, who haven't aged a day and who have formed their own town, vigilantly guarded from the many nightmarish beings that roam the land.
No one knows why the Piper stole them, but Max and Carter may be the key to returning the lost children of Hamelin. Together they set out on the Peddler's Road to find their way back to the real world.
This swashbuckling journey is perfect for fans of Rump and A Tale Dark and Grimm. Don't miss the second adventure in the series, The Magician's Key! |
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| Journal Reviews |
| Booklist | 10/01/2015 |
| Grades 4-7. The story goes that the Pied Piper took 130 children from thirteenth-century Hamelin after the townsfolk couldnt pay him for driving away its plague of rats. Jumping forward in time, 10-year-old Carter and his angsty preteen sister, Max, are visiting modern-day Hamelin with their father when rats suddenly burst from their houses air ducts. Horrified, they call an exterminator who turns out to be the Piper of old, returned to collect his remaining debt: Max and Carter. The siblings are transported to the Summer Isle, where the original Hamelin children now live among myriad magical beings, both kind and sinister. Max, Carter, and a group of New Hameliners strike out to confront the Piper and find a way back home. Codys (Powerless, 2009) middle-grade adventure is a busy mash-up of fantasy and folklore that will appeal to readers who enjoy a good quest. The Summer Isle is a little cluttered, but most readers will be too swept up in the action to care. This is the first in a planned trilogy. Smith, Julia. 368p. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2015. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 11/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 4-6. Tweenaged Max, who has accompanied her professor father to Hamelin, is mostly unimpressed with the place. Her younger brother Carter, however, is fascinated by the city and especially the legend of the Pied Piper. A rat infestation at their rented house leads their father to call an exterminator who transports the siblings to the magical Summer Isle, where they meet most of the 130 children who were led away by the piper some seven hundred years ago. The children haven't aged a bit and have created New Hamelin, where they've led a near-idyllic existence. Yet most of the kids yearn to return home, and their hope lies with Carter, who might be able to fulfill a prophecy that would lead him, Max, and the children back to where-and possibly when-they came from. While the legend of the Pied Piper is the obvious inspiration here, Cody also pulls in creatures and themes from elsewhere, including Baba Yaga and Peter Pan, creating a fascinating, dangerous, and sometimes perplexing world. The narrative shifts focus among Carter, Max, and various other residents of Summer Isle, offering insight into the characters and the setting. A final confrontation with the clever piper sets up future installments, and readers will happily fall in line to be led further into this story. KQG. 368p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2016 |
| 3. In this series-opener, the Pied Piper transports Max, nearly thirteen, and her brother, ten-year-old Carter, from modern-day Hamelin to the magical Summer Isle, where the stolen children of Hamelin circa 1284 have been living in endless youth. The siblings' quest to escape features thrilling encounters with both new and familiar fairy-tale faces. Cody's perceptive portrayal of Carter's mobility impairment is especially notable. abz. 358pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2016. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 07/15/2015 |
| While accompanying their father on his research trip to Hamelin, Germany, 13-year-old Max and her 10-year-old brother, Carter, find that the Pied Piper is not just a fairy tale, but a very real and present danger. Max is bitter toward her father for dragging them away from their home in New York City to research obscure fairy tales. Carter is the opposite. Refusing to be coddled because of his braced leg or taken in by his sister's teenage angst, Carter approaches their trip as an adventure. But when a mysterious, pipe-wielding "pest control professional" arrives and lures them through a mirror and into a land called the Summer Isle, where nothing ever ages or dies, it will take both Max's stubbornness and Carter's optimism to survive and make it home again. J. M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, and Lewis Carroll all inform this modern twist on a familiar fairy tale. Unfortunately the intriguing premise is much like the Peddler's Road that the siblings must follow: winding and confusing. Monsters, magic, and mystery await readers willing to stick to the path, but the obstacles of a confusing plot might prove too much for any but the most determined traveler. A muddled and meandering series opener; perhaps things will coalesce in Book 2. (Fantasy. 8-12). 368pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2015. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 08/24/2015 |
| Ages 8-12. In this first book in the Secrets of the Pied Piper trilogy, Cody (Villainous) seeks to answer some of the mysteries surrounding the famous legend. Did it actually happen? Who was this enigmatic piper? And what became of the children he led away? The book opens with 10-year-old Carter and his older sister, Max, reacting very differently to their trip to the German town of Hamelin, where their father is researching the folktale. Despite his clubfoot, Carter wants to explore with his sister, while Max would rather sulk and dye her hair pink. After the siblings are magically transported to an enchanted island where the long-missing children from the tale still live, they must embark on a perilous journey to fulfill a prophecy in hopes of returning everyone home. Shifting among various characters' perspectives, this engaging story introduces a world filled with human-size rats, magicians, kobolds, elves, ghosts, and more. Cody weaves an inventive fantasy that spans time and space in its exploration of the lighter and darker sides of magic. Agent: Kate Schafer Testerman, KT Literary. (Oct.). 368p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2015. |
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| School Library Journal | 10/01/2015 |
| Gr 4-7--Max and Carter reluctantly join their folklorist father on sabbatical in Hamelin. Yes, that Hamelin. So savvy readers won't express too much surprise when a flood of rats descends from the kitchen vent and the mysterious exterminator who comes to fix the rodent problem actually lures the pair to a fantastical land called the Summer Isle. There, Max and Carter discover a walled village built by the 130 children led away in the familiar Pied Piper tale, a group desperately working to defend themselves against an array of nefarious magical beings who populate the rest of the Isle. In Will in Scarlet (Knopf, 2013), Cody reimagined the Robin Hood legend with verve and charm, focusing on a young protagonist. In this first book of a projected trilogy, Cody attempts a similar feat on a more ambitious scale, meshing contemporary and historical characters as well as folkloric creatures from multiple European traditions. An endearing, resourceful team--the siblings plus three medieval Hameliners--undertake a treacherous journey across the Isle, during which Cody ably delineates each character's personality to yield distinct perspectives on their quandary. In a loving yet complicated sibling dynamic, older sister Max struggles to concede responsibility for her goofier brother, who handles his physical disability with stubborn aplomb. Juggling a squad of children, a Piper-opposing wizard (the titular Peddler), and a prophetic map, Cody's saga furnishes much pleasing kerfuffle but sometimes feels frustratingly diffuse. The ending sets up an obvious path for book two, and while many elements of this book augur rip-roaring sequels, readers may wish that the first had provided more narrative focus and a firmer resolution. VERDICT This opener assembles a promising collection of characters and fairy tale elements but leaves the motley components scattered a smidgen too wide. Robbin E. Friedman, Chappaqua Library, NY. 368p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2015. |
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