Edge Chronicles 1: Beyond the Deepwoods (Edge Chronicles, The)
 

Beyond the Deepwoods, Edge Chronicles Book 1 (Edge Chronicles, The)

by Paul Stewart

The U.S. gets a tremendous treat with the introduction of the Edge Chronicles, a fantastic boy-meets-world saga from British author-illustrator team Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.
An un-traditional coming-of-age story, the Edge Chronicles begins with Beyond the Deepwoods, in which our put-upon protagonist, Twig (a misplaced human boy who's being raised by woodtrolls) gets a hint of... (read more)

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Robbie F
  • Rated 4 stars

This book is the first in "The Twig Trilogy," which itself is part of "The Edge Chronicles," an ongoing series by the Brighton, England-based team of author Stewart and illustrator Riddell. It's interesting to see more than one current series of kids' books giving equal credit to a writer and an artist for creating a fantasy world together; the hottest American example is the Spiderwick series. Impossible as it may seem, The Edge is even more creatively far-out.

The Edge, as the...

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Teen Lit Review
  • Rated 2 stars

Beyond the Deepwoods was a gross book, but interesting as well. I liked the adventure, meeting the different species that live in the Deepwoods. I like Twig, the main character - who like many 13 year olds, is trying to find how he fits into the world around him. Twig goes from one adventure to the next, from one difficult situation to the next - without end. I felt like this book was an introduction to the adventure to come - in the next 8 books. These books are not for the easily grossed...

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  • Rated 4.043478 stars
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  • Rated 4.25 stars
 

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  • rosieposie62

    rosieposie62 said:

    This book is so good! I just started the 2nd in the series. :)

    posted Saturday, December 29 2007
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