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City of the Beasts

By Isabel Allende

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| School & Library Binding | 9780613626033

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Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, aContinue

Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, along with the others on their team -- including a celebrated anthropologist, a local guide and his young daughter Nadia, and a doctor -- is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast.

Under the dense canopy of the jungle, Alexander is amazed to discover much more than he could have imagined about the hidden worlds of the rain forest. Drawing on the strength of the jaguar, the totemic animal Alexander finds within himself, and the eagle, Nadia's spirit guide, both young people are led by the invisible People of the Mist on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery. . . .

In a stunning novel of high adventure, internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende leads readers through the intricacies of two personal quests, and on an epic voyage -- teeming with magical realism -- into the wonder-filled heart of the Amazon.

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  • Deep in the forest

    City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende 416pp, Flamingo, £12.99 A common figure in recent children's fiction has been the free-spirited wise girl (Lyra in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Mina in David Almond's Skellig), a brave and loyal ch ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • City of the Beasts By Isabel Allende

    Finally, a full, rich, riveting adventure for young readers languishing between installments of the Harry Potter opus! In City of the Beasts, her first book for young adults, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende adds a dash of her signature magical realis ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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