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The Real Boy
The Real Boy | Anne Ursu
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National Book Award Longlist 2014 Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Book of the Year "Beautifully written and elegantly structured, this fantasy is as real as it gets."Franny Billingsley, author of Chime The Real Boy, Anne Ursu's follow-up to her widely acclaimed and beloved middle grade fantasy Breadcrumbs, is a spellbinding tale of the power we all wield, great and small. On an island on the edge of an immense sea there is a city, a forest, and a boy named Oscar. Oscar is a shop boy for the most powerful magician in the village, and spends his days in a small room in the dark cellar of his master's shop grinding herbs and dreaming of the wizards who once lived on the island generations ago. Oscar's world is small, but he likes it that way. The real world is vast, strange, and unpredictable. And Oscar does not quite fit in it. But now that world is changing. Children in the city are falling ill, and something sinister lurks in the forest. Oscar has long been content to stay in his small room in the cellar, comforted in the knowledge that the magic that flows from the forest will keep his island safe. Now, even magic may not be enough to save it.
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SeanEasley
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Still love thinking about this book. Such a beautiful story...

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Caryl
The Real Boy | Anne Ursu
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This week's homework. I love this class!

Zelma A Wreath for Emmett Till is really, really good. 👍 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looks like a great class! 7y
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Readingismyescape
The Real Boy | Anne Ursu
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A twist on Pinocchio that asks what happens when people reject reality and rely too much on Magic. The best magic in this story is found in the friendship between the two main characters. Recommended to fans of fantasy stories where the little guy makes a big difference (grades 3-7).

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Allie526
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Just started reading The Real Boy. Loving every bit of it. Can't put it down!!

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SeanEasley
The Real Boy | Anne Ursu
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I totally love this book. It was a great fantasy, with an awesome neuro-diverse protagonist. Totally worth your time.

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