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PublisherScholastic, Incorporated

ISBN-100439543436

ISBN-139780439543439

eBay Product ID (ePID)57205500

Product Key Features

Book TitleDivide

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure / General, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes, Dewan, Ted

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorElizabeth Kay

FormatDigest Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7.2 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsSchool Library Journal (September 1, 2003; 0-439-45696-7) Gr 5-8-Felix, a sickly 13-year-old on vacation with his parents in Costa Rica, stands astride the Continental Divide and is transported into a world in which mythological creatures are real and humans are believed to be myths. Felix first meets a griffin, called a brazzle. Soon he meets Betony, a tangle child, known to humans as an elf. They enlist some brittlehorns (unicorns) to help Felix try to find a magical cure for his heart defect. Things go badly, though, because Snakeweed, an evil japegrin (pixie), has a plan to make a great deal of money selling bogus healing potions that are sometimes fatal. After a series of adventures, Felix is indeed healed by magic and manages to be transported back home, but Snakeweed and a couple of other evil creatures join him. This leaves the way open for a sequel. Unfortunately, while Felix and Betony do brave things, they are not well developed as characters and it is hard to become emotionally involved with them. Unicorns and brownies die, and other wonderful beings are placed in grave danger, but no one seems to care as much as they should. Felix himself is cured without much cost or sacrifice on his part, and the whole concept of a world in which mythological creatures are real but have different names begins to wear thin after a while. This is a light, enjoyable read, but one cannot escape the feeling that it has not lived up to its potential.-Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. Voice of Youth Advocates (August 1, 2003; 0-439-45696-7) When thirteen-year-old Felix visits the Divide-the place where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans split-with his parents, he knows that he might not live long because of a failing heart. As Felix straddles the Divide, he is transported into another world. There, mythical creatures such as unicorns, gnomes, and pixies are real, and humans are creatures of myth. Magic is everyday fact, whereas science is legend. Felix soon enlists several creatures, all stunned to meet a human, to help him return home and to find magic to cure his heart. Things become deadly as evil residents of this new world seek to capture Felix and to travel back to his world to plunder. Felix is in a race for his life and for the fate of his home. The concept of entering a world where reality and myth trade places is an intriguing one, but it is not well executed here. There are troubling plot inconsistencies. For example, characters regularly go to crystal ball shops to check on the locations and conditions of friends and relatives in other towns, but when the police seek an escaped criminal, they use "wanted" posters. The characterization is thin, with the reader tending to lose sight of which characters are which as many are drawn into the story. Readers will not likely be gushing about this book, but some fantasy fans might enjoy the premise of the alternate worlds. This book is recommended for middle school libraries with avid fantasy readers, but it lacks general appeal.-Sherrie Williams. Publishers Weekly (July 28, 2003; 0-439-45696-7) Kay''s "stranger in a strange land" tale takes some time to get moving; the first 50 pages or so introduce the terminology and the workings of this Faerie land. But once the ball gets rolling, the story is inviting. Thirteen-year-old Felix''s weak heart threatens to prematurely end his life. While on vacation with his parents, he falls into the ocean at the Continental Divide, the point where the Atlantic meets the Pacific, and wakes up in a world of pointed-eared elves, unicorns and talking griffins-and where humans and dogs are mythical. Felix befriends Betony, a "tangle-child" who, in an early scene, discovers a wounded unicorn. The unicorn gives her a cryptic message before dying. As Betony sets out to fulfill the unicorn''s wish, Felix strives to find a cure for his illness as well as a way home. They encount, As he was obviously dreaming, Felix became bolder. "I'm a boy, " he said, "A human being. Homo sapiens. What are you?", The beast was enotmous. It towered over him, like a misshapen grizzly bear. He couldn't see what color it was as the moonlight turned everythiung to black and white, but he could work out that it had the head of an eagle, only five times the size, and feathery ears, like an owl. Its front legs were those of a raptor, and it had wings. But its back legs were those of a lion, and it had a lion's tail. Felix suddenly remembered the footprints he had seen. There hadn't been any jaguars or cassowaries after all. There hadn't been two creatures

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey DecimalFic

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisOn the other side of the DIVIDE, magical creatures are real and humans are the stuff of myths! Part 1 in the incredible, unforgettable trilogy. Felix is spending what may be his last summer in Costa Rica, that odd global crossroads where two continents meet and two oceans part. Perched on an abyss, Felix loses consciousness and falls through The Divide. When he comes to, he's in another world: one where legendary animals are real. And he soon discovers that all these wonderous creatures think HE'S the mythical beast with magical powers. Guided by his newfound friends Betony, an elfin girl, and Ironclaw, an eagle-eyed, owl-eared, lion-pawed brazzle, will Felix find his way back home? And will he find a cure for his weak heart?, On the other side of the DIVIDE, magical creatures are real and humans are the stuff of myths Part 1 in the incredible, unforgettable trilogy. Felix is spending what may be his last summer in Costa Rica, that odd global crossroads where two continents meet and two oceans part. Perched on an abyss, Felix loses consciousness and falls through The Divide. When he comes to, he's in another world: one where legendary animals are real. And he soon discovers that all these wonderous creatures think HE'S the mythical beast with magical powers. Guided by his newfound friends Betony, an elfin girl, and Ironclaw, an eagle-eyed, owl-eared, lion-pawed brazzle, will Felix find his way back home? And will he find a cure for his weak heart?, Felix is spending what may be his last summer in Costa Rica, that odd global crossroads where two continents meet and two oceans part. Perched on an abyss, Felix loses consciousness and falls through The Divide. When he comes to, he's in another world: one where legendary animals are real. And he soon discovers that all these wonderous creatures think HE'S the mythical beast with magical powers. Guided by his newfound friends, Betony, an elfin girl, and Ironclaw, an eagle-eyed, owl-eared, lion-pawed brazzle, will Felix find his way back home? Will he find a cure for his weak heart?, Felix is spending his last summer in Costa Rica--the tropical isthmus where continents meet and oceans\ part. It's here, at this unique global crossroads, that Felix tumbles through the Divide into an alternate dimension where mythical beasts are real. To find his way back home, Felix will need the help of hisnew friends Betony, an elfin girl, and Ironclaw, aneagle-eyed, owl-eared, lion-pawed brazzle. Justmaybe, with a little magic, they can also help Felixfind a cure for his diseased heart....