Ten years of being shuffled from place to place always with bullies, bad food, and unkind adults have made michael everfrightened, emma spoiling for a fight, and kate. When the atlas marks kate, she has visions and the magical ability to travel through time dr. Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. Unfolding magic and secrets deepen the story and build excitement as it reaches its complex and timebending. The emerald atlas by intellectually disabled, a brilliant, palsy discovers a technological device by john stephens fantasy fiction kate, michael, and emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to. But for me this is yet another series book about a plucky teenager on a quest with time travel and magic, of course that i read with my daughter at bedtime, and weve read a lot of similar books this year. The emerald atlas books of beginning book 1 kindle edition by stephens, john. The atlas is one of three magic books, the most powerful volumes ever written. The emerald atlas is the first volume in a promising trilogy about the books of beginning, books of magic in which the great wizards of the world recorded magical spells.
Rich with wonder and personality, the emerald atlas is a terrific read. The emerald atlas by john stephens paperback book the. The emerald atlas fiction books jones media center. The emerald atlas books of beginning stephens, john on. The emerald atlas brims with humor and action as it charts kate, michael, and emmas extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted world. It has a great deal of fantasy violence, and the three main characters are endangered by various monsters and other nasty, evil characters, including a powerful, witchy countess.
John stephens books, author biography, and reading level. In the the third book in the curiosity house series, you will find. The book follows orphan siblings kate, michael, and emma who, following a succession of unsuccessful orphanage dwellings, are transferred to the mansion of dr. The emerald atlas by john stephens is a middlegrade fantasy novel that is about three kids kate, age 14, michael, age 12, and emma, age 11 who are sent from. The emerald atlas is very well written and has a very pleasing mixture of action and selfreflection by the characters. The emerald atlas the books of beginning 1 by john. Called a new narnia for the tween set by the new york times and perfect for fans of the his dark materials series, the emerald atlas brims with humor and action as it charts kate, michael. The emerald atlas by john stephens is a middlegrade fantasy novel that is about three kids kate, age 14, michael, age 12, and emma, age 11 who are sent. In the book the emerald atlas who comes to help them in the battle in the caves. Im being generous and giving this three stars, because within its narrow context i suppose its a decent enough book. The silhouette of a tall, thin man has haunted kate ever since.
Childrens books the emerald atlas by john stephens. Book 1 of the books of the beginning triology learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Called a new narnia for the tween set by the new york times. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Book one study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The emerald atlas, surely enough, falls short of the golden compass and the sorcerers stone, but it certainly is a damn good book and reminiscent of these two titles and a few other yamg favorites to boot.
Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. The emerald atlas by john stephens book 1 of the books of beginning series. Each sibling uses his or her unique strengths to overcome great obstacles, including time itself, and finds the courage to save the lives. The emerald atlas brims with humor and action as it charts kate. The emerald atlas books of beginning book 1 kindle.
John stephens spent 10 years in television, and was executive producer of gossip girls and a writer for gilmore girls and the o. Everything from the characters to the prose to the story itself is a lot simpler than much of the ya fantasy out there. In the book the emerald atlas, what did the secretary threaten to do if kate didnt tell him what she did when she went into the past when she saw her mother and dr. The emerald atlas books of beginning book 1 kindle edition by. The emerald atlas is the first novel of the childrens fantasy trilogy the books of beginning by john stephens. Books similar to the emerald atlas the books of beginning. A nefarious spy within dumfreys dime museum a very unfortunate flea circus. Visit to find out more about the emerald atlas, the books of beginning, and john. The second book, the fire chronicle, was released in 2012. For anyone above the age of 15 looking for grand fantasies, i dont suggest the emerald atlas.
Download pdf the emerald atlas books of beginning free. As it is, the emerald atlas is strangely lacking in both wonder so fine, magic was real, is kates reaction when first greeted with it and proper danger. Kate, michael and emma have been alone for 10 years. Parents need to know that the emerald atlas is the first in the books of beginning fantasy trilogy.
Three small children brought to safety on a winter night as their parents fled for their lives kate remembers it dimly, but michael and emma were too young, so they think that horrible orphanages are the only reality. Interest level, reading level, reading az, atos, word count. Click download or read online button to the emerald atlas books of beginning book pdf for free now. When three siblings discover a book with magical properties, all the hardships of their orphaned past are overshadowed by the trials that lie ahead. I wholeheartedly recommend it, and look forward to more. The emerald atlas, the first in a planned trilogy called the books of beginning, was the talk of the bologna childrens book fair last year. Kates last memory of her mother is as the 3 of them were being taken away.
They were taken from their beds one frozen night, when the world was covered in snow. Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the emerald atlas books of beginning book 1. Realms of fantasysiblings kate, michael, and emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage. In the book the emerald atlas when kate travels back in time to dr. Now the main characters range from preschool to barelyteen in the first book, but the internal lives of children is very rich, very imaginative, and even more immediate than most adults so this does not at all hamper the. Pym, where they find a magical book that grants the power of. The emerald atlas is a fantastic book which i have thoroughly enjoyed. The first book of a new trilogy by john stevens, the emerald atlas, is an action packed adventure novel which takes you backwards and forwards through time.
And if an ancient prophesy is correct, what they do can change history, and it is up to them to set things right. He spent the next several years waking at 4 am every morning to write the emerald atlas before heading to work for the day. Stephens plans to write a novel about each of the books of beginning, and theoretically each will be about one of his main characters. Each sibling uses his or her unique strengths to overcome great obstacles.