The Clockwork Three

Kirby, Matthew J.

ISBN 10: 0545203376 / ISBN 13: 9780545203371

Published by Scholastic Press, New York, 2010

SIGNED - Octavo. Turquoise boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering. Fair amount of bumping at the head and tail of the spine and on the two upper corner. Very slight rubbing along the lower edges of the boards. Light brown endpapers. Signed by the author on the title page by the author in black pen. Binding is straight and tight; pages all clean, white and crisp. 391 pages. Dust Jacket - has just the faintest trace of rubbing at the very tips of the rear corners. Seller Inventory # 000632

Synopsis:

Three ordinary children are brought together by extraordinary events. . .



Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician from Italy, who was sold by his uncle to work as a slave for an evil padrone in the U.S. But when a mysterious green violin enters his life he begins to imagine a life of freedom.



Hannah is a soft-hearted, strong-willed girl from the tenements, who supports her family as a hotel maid when tragedy strikes and her father can no longer work. She learns about a hidden treasure, which she knows will save her family -- if she can find it.

About the Author: Matthew J. Kirby is the critically acclaimed author of the middle-grade novels Icefall, which won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and the PEN Literary Award for Children's Literature; The Clockwork Three, which was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start; The Lost Kingdom; Last Descendants, an Assassin's Creed novel; The Quantum League: Spell Robbers; and Cave of Wonders, the fifth book in the Infinity Ring series. He was born in Utah and grew up in Maryland, California, and Hawaii. Matthew is currently at work on his next novel.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Clockwork Three
Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: VG+
Dust Jacket Condition: NF
Signed: Signed by the Author
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.