Silver Crown

O'Brien, Robert C

ISBN 10: 0613371682 ISBN 13: 9780613371681

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2001

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Soon after waking up on her tenth birthday to find a silver crown on her pillow, Ellen's house burns down, her parents disappear, and she is launched on an adventure involving a trek through the woods, a castle full of brainwashed captives, and the powerful Hieronymus Machine which wants her crown.Ellen awakens on her tenth birthday to find a jewel-studded silver crown, loses her family and home in a fire later that day, and plunges into a series of dangerous adventures that test her courage, ingenuity, and independence of spirit.

About this title

About the Author:

In real life, Robert C. O'Brien was Robert Leslie Conly. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Williams College and graduated from the University of Rochester. He studied piano at the Eastman School of Music, and at one time considered becoming a musician. Instead, he became a writer and editor for such magazines as Newsweek and National Geographic. He lived in New York City and then in Washington, D.C., and he and his wife had one son and three daughters. His other books for young readers include the Newbery Medal winner Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, which was the basis for the animated film The Secret of NIMH, and Z for Zachariah, which was completed by his wife and daughter with the help of his notes after his death in 1973.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0613371682
• ISBN 13: 9780613371681
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 272