【预订】The Doldrums

Haveyoueverwantedtoholdalittlepieceoftheimpossible?Lavishlyillustratedinfullcolor,TheDoldrumsisanextraordinarydebutaboutfriendship,imagination,andtheyearningforadventurefromauthor-artistNicholasGannon.Amodernclassicinthemaking,TheDoldrumsisforreadersofinventiveandtimelessauthorssuchasBrianSelznickandLemonySnicket.ArcherB.Helmsleywantsanadventure.No,heneedsanadventure.Hisgrandparentswerefamousexplorers...untiltheygotstuckonaniceberg.NowArcher'smotherbarelyletshimoutofthehouse.AsifthatwouldstopatrueHelmsley.ArcherenlistsAdelaide—thegirlwho,accordingtorumor,lostherlegtoacrocodile—andOliver—theboynextdoor—tohelphimrescuehisgrandparents.TheDoldrumswhisksusoffonanadventurefullofslyhumor,incredibledetail,andenormousheart.Withapproximatelytwentypiecesofbreathtakingfull-colorartwork,aswellasblack-and-whitespotillustrations,andgorgeous,literarywriting,NicholasGannonproveshimselftobeadistinctivenewvoicewithhismiddlegradedebut.Beinitforthelimitlessimagination.Forthecharacterswhocaptureyourheart.Fortherichworldyou'llwanttosettleinto.Butmostofall,beinitforthefriendship.That,afterall,isthetrueadventure.,