“The Nest leaves a lasting mark on the memory.” —The New York Times Book Review Steve just wants to save his baby brother—but what will he lose in the bargain? Kenneth Oppel’s (Silverwing, The Boundless) haunting gothic tale for fans of Coraline, is one of the most acclaimed books of the year, receiving six starred reviews. Illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen/5(). · THE NEST. by Kenneth Oppel ; illustrated by Jon Klassen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 6, Steven must fight for his own life as well as for his baby brother’s when he’s offered a chance to exchange human life for something better. Steve has figured out strategies to cope with many of his anxieties and OCD behaviors, but this summer the pressure is www.doorway.ru: Kenneth Oppel. The Nest is about an older brother, Steve, desperate to help his ailing newborn brother, enlists the help of an unlikely sort: a wasp queen. She tells him they can help his baby brother, but little does Steve know that there are sinister undertones in that promise/5.
The Nest Kenneth Oppel, illus. by Jon Klassen. Simon Schuster, $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. Jon Klassen's Latest Solo Act; Caldecott Caps. "The Nest" is a horror novel by bestselling young adult author Kenneth Oppel. It's a finalist for Canada's biggest children's literary prize. Kenneth Oppel is here now to tell us more about the. Kenneth Oppel's most haunting story yetShe was very blurry, not at all human looking. There were huge dark eyes, and a kind of mane made of light, and when she spoke, I couldn't see a mouth moving, but I felt her words, like a breeze against my face, and I understood her completely."We've come because of the baby," she said. "We've come to help."In this beautiful, menacing novel.
THE NEST. by Kenneth Oppel ; illustrated by Jon Klassen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 6, Steven must fight for his own life as well as for his baby brother’s when he’s offered a chance to exchange human life for something better. Steve has figured out strategies to cope with many of his anxieties and OCD behaviors, but this summer the pressure is on. Kenneth Oppel’s new middle-grade novel, “The Nest,” also explores this alarming terrain, but he has artfully flipped the role of the changeling. A brother’s ambivalence about a troublesome younger sibling finds supernatural expression in Kenneth Oppel’s “The Nest” (Simon Schuster, pages, $), a sophisticated horror story made even more intense by Jon Klassen’s bleak, monochrome illustrations (right). Steve is a boy with “issues,” as people say: He is anxious, plagued with nightmares and morbidly afraid of wasps.
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