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'A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.
'As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.
'A story within a story, this a modern day fairytale about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.' (Publisher's blurb)
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'Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy, has been listed among the best books of the year by Amazon and The School Library Journal, and in the Publishers Weekly top 10.' (Source: The Sunday Mail, 23 November, 2014 p. 20)
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Review : Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy
2015
2015
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— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2015;
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Move Over J.K. Rowling
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 23 November 2014; (p. 20) -
Review : Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy
2014
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— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2014; (p. 65)
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Review : Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
2014
single work
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— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , January/February vol. 90 no. 1 2014; (p. 90-91)
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Children's Books : Review
2014
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 May - 1 June 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of The Adventures of Sir Roderick, The Not-Very-Brave 2014 single work children's fiction ; The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold 2014 single work children's fiction ; Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy 2014 single work children's fiction ; Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out In the Rain 2014 single work children's fiction
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Marvellous Inspiration
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2014; (p. 21)
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 35-36)
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[Review] Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 February 2014; (p. 24)
— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy 2014 single work children's fiction -
Children's Books : Review
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 May - 1 June 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of The Adventures of Sir Roderick, The Not-Very-Brave 2014 single work children's fiction ; The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold 2014 single work children's fiction ; Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy 2014 single work children's fiction ; Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out In the Rain 2014 single work children's fiction -
Review : Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , January/February vol. 90 no. 1 2014; (p. 90-91)
— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy 2014 single work children's fiction -
Move Over J.K. Rowling
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 23 November 2014; (p. 20)
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize
- 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2014 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division — Best Children's Fiction