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The King in the Window
Adam Gopnik
With wonderful characters, high comedy, and a thrilling narrative, The King in the Window is an intelligent fantasy adventure embodying the battle between good and evil.
Miramax
October 2005
416 pages ISBN: 078681862X Hardcover
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Adam Gopnik is one of America's most celebrated writers.
His memoir, Paris to the Moon, was a New York Times Notable
Book and sold nearly a half-million copies. His New Yorker
articles reach an audience in the millions. Now he turns
his talents to a fantasy novel for children and grownups
that is part Madeline, part Matrix -- an intelligent and
charming adventure story set in the city Gopnik writes
about so magnificently.
Oliver Parker is a ten-year-old American boy miserably
stuck in Paris. Intimidated by his French school, Oliver
longs to return home. Until one January night, wearing a
paper crown and looking out the window, he sees an amazing
vision -- the reflection of a boy in an ancient French
doublet gazing back at him. Oliver's pursuit of the boy
leads him to a terrifying secret. He learns he has kingly
powers and with no weapons other than his mind, must take
on an extraordinary mission . . .
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