Jonathan Auxier

The Night Gardener Jonathan Auxier

Brief Description: Originally published in hardcover in 2014 by Amulet Books. Brief Description: Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house. Biographical Note: Jonathan Auxier teaches creative writing and children's literature. He is the author of" Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes," which the "Wall Street Journal "called "as delightful a magical story as readers ages 9-14 will hope to find." He lives in Pittsburgh with his family. You can visit him online at thescop.com. Marc Notes: ; Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.. Publisher Marketing: "The Night Gardener "follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem. Soon, the children are confronted by a mysterious stranger--and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. A mesmerizing read and a testament to the magical power of storytelling, "The Night Gardener" is a spine-chilling fable in the tradition of Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe. Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Quill & Quire 04/01/2014 pg. 37 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 138 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 79 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Shelf Awareness 05/27/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 95 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 78 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Quill & Quire Books of the Yr 12/01/2014 pg. 21 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 23 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

BookPage 06/01/2014 (EAN 9781419711442, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Auxier, Jonathan Jonathan Auxier, raised in Canada, now lives with his wife in Los Angeles, where he works as a screenwriter. This is his first novel. You can visit him online at TheScop.com.