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Mimus - hardcover, Lilli Thal, 9781550379259
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Annick Press, The Limited
ISBN-10
1550379259
ISBN-13
9781550379259
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46836913
Product Key Features
Original Language
German
Edition
2
Book Title
Mimus
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Action & Adventure / General, General, Historical / Medieval
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Reviews
A powerful, thoughtful, and thought-provoking... subtle narrative is packed with nuances... strong appeal for a wide range of avid readers., Teens will enjoy this story of an adolescent's courage under times of unbearable cruelty. Highly Recommended., Sinister and ambiguous story... No rollicking fantasy, the ideas here are as disturbing as the story is enthralling., [Chosen as one of the "Best Books for Tween to Young Teenage"]: In this sinister and ambiguous story, heroics are the prerogative of those who are free to be heroes... No rollicking fantasy, the ideas here are as disturbing as the story is enthralling., [Starred review:] This outstanding translation from the German brings an author with rich, complex, and very clever storytelling skills to American teens. They will be both fascinated and horrified by the barbarity and grit of the times... this is a sophisticated and engrossing historical tale by a writer who brings exceptional attention to detail, character development, and theme., A sophisticated and engrossing historical tale by a writer who brings exceptional attention to detail, character development, and theme., [TIMES UK Round Up of Christmas Books for Children 2006 selection] Mimus by Lilli Thal is a fireworks display. A wonderful, highly intelligent entertainment! ...a stirring medieval adventure story ... The book is superbly written, and John Brownjohn's masterly translation from German somehow does justice to it. I hope he wins the Marsh prize., [Starred review -- one of SLJ/s Best Books of the Year:] Complex novel... a realistic world... convincing motivations and behaviors... This is an unusually well-realized adventure, set in an alternative Middle Ages. It will have strong appeal for fantasy fans., [TIMES UK Round Up of Christmas Books for Children 2006 selection] Mimus by Lilli Thal is a fireworks display. A wonderful, highly intelligent entertainment! ...a stirring medieval adventure story ... The book is superbly written, and John Brownjohn's masterly translation from German somehow does justice to it. I hope he wins the Marsh prize. Selected as one of the Best Books for Young Adults, 2006 by the Young Adults Library Services Association. Listed as an American Library Association 2006 Book Pick as one of the Best Books for Young Adults., Mimus is a fireworks display. A wonderful, highly intelligent entertainment! ...a stirring medieval adventure story ...superbly written., [Starred review:] Complex novel... a realistic world... convincing motivations and behaviors... unusually well-realized adventure... strong appeal for fantasy fans., I love this book and wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone. This medieval fairytale was as charming as it was captivating., A powerful, thoughtful, and thought-provoking novel; its subtle narrative is packed with nuances... The characterization is exquisite, demonstrating the complexity of human personality, and the translation is smooth and lively, employing rich language and images. This is a book will have strong appeal for a wide range of avid readers., I love this book and wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone. This medieval fairytale was as charming as it was captivating.... This is a tale of a boy who is taken from his home and placed into the most humiliating servitude. The relationship that builds between him and the cantankerous Jester is borne of necessity, pity and loneliness. The ending shows that, although they were forced together, the result was a solid friendship that demanded unquestioning loyalty and self-sacrifice. I loved it -- and I want to see the sequel (read it and you will see what I mean)., Selected as one of the Best Books for Young Adults, 2006 by the Young Adults Library Services Association., I thoroughly enjoyed this complex tale of betrayal, treachery and survival. Thal has wonderfully captured the strength of human spirit that can endure when someone is driven to exist at such a base level where hope is almost lost. Her characters are compelling and resilient, and teens will enjoy this story of an adolescent's courage under times of unbearable cruelty. Highly Recommended., The blend of humor -- at times crude, off-color, or cynical -- and dark drama has teen appeal... a richly rewarding tale of complex characters.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Grade To
Tenth Grade
Dewey Decimal
833.92
Table Of Content
Montfield Across the Frontier Betrayed The Jester's Second Skin The Donkey Hunt Agony of Mind Pupil and Master The Royal Children Audience Day Kitchen and Cellar A Nocturnal Visitor The Excursion The Message The Renegades In the Dungeons Christmas Duel with a Giant The Game of Chess The Tavern Shrove Tuesday The Jester's Peace The Seal
Synopsis
Mimus is as luminous and entertaining as Cornelia Funke's Thief Lord or Inkheart , yet Lilli Thal has created a dramatic and spellbinding universe all her own. The dark Middle Ages jump to life in blazing color in this world of adventure and imagination. Two mighty kingdoms are engaged in endless, merciless war, but change appears imminent. King Philip is meeting his archenemy, King Theodo, to sign a peace treaty. But King Philip and his men are tricked and consigned to the squalid dungeons of King Theodo's castle. Soon, his son, 12-year-old Prince Florin, is lured to the castle, where the same horror awaits him. On a whim, King Theodo decides to make the captive crown prince his second Fool, trained by Mimus, an enigmatic, occasionally spiteful, and unpredictable court jester. To add to Florin's misery, he and Mimus are fed a daily portion of gruel, forced to live in a dark, damp tower, and required to entertain the court on demand. But events ultimately turn for Florin and the other captives. They escape and it is Mimus's intervention that helps make it possible. Mimus is a stunning novel that will take readers in its grip and hold them until the last page is turned. Through the brilliant rhymes, jokes, and wordplay of Mimus, the unceasing action and compelling events are sprinkled with lightness and humor., An action and adventure novel set during a dark period of the Middle Ages. A war between kingdoms results in one king mired in treachery and imprisoned, while his son is forced to work with an unpredictable jester, Mimus.
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