Discover your inner child once again in this debut fantasy adventure for fans of Madeleine L'Engle, Diana Wynne Jones, and E. L. Konigsburg.
Freddy doesn't want people to think she's weird. Her family makes that difficult, though: her deaf stepbrother Roland's a major geek, and her genius little sister Mel's training to be the next Sherlock Holmes. All Freddy wants is to survive high school.
Then two extremely odd neighbors move in next door.
Cuerva Lachance and Josiah definitely aren't normal. Neither is their house, which defies the laws of physics. Neither is Freddy's situation, when she suddenly finds herself stuck thousands of years in the past with her very, very weird neighbors. And that's only the beginning.
About the Author :
Kari Maaren is a Toronto-based writer, cartoonist, musician, and university instructor. She was born in British Columbia.
Eileen Stevens is a voice-over actress whose voice can be heard on cartoons, promos, programs for English-language learners, and audiobooks. An Earphones Award-winning narrator, she is also an audiobook director and producer.
Review :
"A time-travel novel with all the conventions, challenges, and charms of the genre [and] tantalizing questions to hold readers' attention to the end...Intriguing."
-- "Booklist"
"Dazzling...An ambitious, intricate, joyful coming-of-age tale, with memorable characters and a powerful sense of wonder."
-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"Deeply engaging, wildly imaginative, and frequently mind-bending."
-- "Bruce Coville, award-winning author"
"I adored this brilliant book from start to finish. It left me reeling with delight and I can't wait for the rest of the world to get as lost in its pages as I was."
-- "Charles de Lint, award-winning author"
"I'd have loved this book when I was twelve, and I love it now."
-- "Jo Walton, Hugo Award-winning author"
"Kari Maaren's Weave a Circle Round is a delightful debut sure to enchant young adults and older ones who appreciate their literature."
-- "Elizabeth Haydon, author of The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series"
"This appealing story reinforces the power of choice and responsibility in the midst of frightening circumstances, speaking to teen and adult readers alike."
-- "RT Book Reviews (4 stars)"
"Time travel is a tricky trope to make consistent, but Maaren employs it deftly. Her teenage characters are incredibly plausible...A charming, extraordinarily relatable book."
-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
