– The Wall Street Journal’s Bookshelf In his debut novel, Auxier writes a charmingly well written story with a dark edge and entertaining twists in language and plot to capture and keep the attention of even the most reluctant reader. He just had to read more by Jonathan Auxier - so, we tracked down Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes from the library. He totally freaked out at the supernatural stuff and his mind was blown at the end. – Publishers Weekly Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is as delightful a magical story as readers ages 9-14 will hope to find. Summary: Blinded by ravens when just a newborn, ten-year-old Peter Nimble has grown up blind and a thieving orphan. My ten year old read this book in just a handful of sittings. There are 3 pairs in the box and the first. One day he steals a box of eyes from a mysterious Haberdasher. – Kirkus The fast-paced, episodic story, accompanied by Auxier’s occasional pen-and-ink drawings, is inventive, unpredictable, and–like its hero–nimble. It's about Peter Nimble, a blind boy who also happens to be the greatest thief on earth. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the u. Read 1,503 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. – WIRED’s Geed Dad blog Auxier has a juggler’s dexterity with prose that makes this fantastical tale quicken the senses. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes book. Praise for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes I absolutely loved this book…As soon as I read the opening lines of the book, I was hooked. Along with his loyal sidekick–a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat–and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny. Cover image for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Peter Nimble and His. One fateful afternoon, Peter steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdashera box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. the high-quality plot and the storytelling itself. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island, where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. From Jonathan Auxier, the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Gardener, comes the utterly beguiling tale of a 10-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher–a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. Charlie gives the last of his life to save Nan and turns to stone above the Sweep’s grave.Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a blind 10-year-old orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. Charlie, who is magically connected to all of the Sweep’s memories, recounts the adult perspective of the times that Nan and the Sweep spent together. Charlie arrives and carries Nan away, taking her to the cemetery where the Sweep is buried. As it turns out, Crudd is the one to fall to his death. Crudd loudly shouts that no one will care if she dies, as the people of London indifferently watch children fall to their death every day. Nan climbs to the top of the matchstick, pursued by Crudd. Combining rich, imaginative Bengali folklore, pulse-elevating. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. and Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Students consider setting, characters, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution of the story. Meanwhile, Crudd finds Nan and threatens to kill her. Fans of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes share 100 books you will love if you loved Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (by Jonathan Auxier). Charlie manages to climb up a pylon of the London Bridge and runs to the matchstick. Peter Nimble, robbed of eyesight in infancy, has never learned to trust his eyes, so they cannot deceive him. Charlie is supposed to be in the march, dressed as the Green Man (a ceremonial figure who is traditionally involved in the march), but Roger tricks him into getting onto a boat in the Thames, which he pushes into the middle of the river.
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