Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy (original 2014; edition 2014)

by Karen Foxlee (Author), Jayne Entwistle (Narrator)

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Ophelia, a timid eleven-year-old girl grieving her mother, suspends her disbelief in things non-scientific when a boy locked in the museum where her father is working asks her to help him complete an age-old mission.

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Member:	aethercowboy
Title:	Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
Authors:	Karen Foxlee (Author)
Other authors:	Jayne Entwistle (Narrator)
Info:	Listening Library (2014)
Collections:	GT3, Read but unowned, Have read, Audiobook, 2021 (inactive)
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Tags:	fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy

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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee (2014)

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A Snow Queen; a magic sword; a quest; and best of all, a reluctant hero and heroine who remind us we can all do more than we realize with a little faith; it's all here, with the wonderful Jayne Entwistle narrating! (

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TraSea | Apr 29, 2024 |

The writing was beautiful. The story was interesting with a slow pace. The ambiance was very bleak. It feels like a metaphor for child depression, but without much uplift at the end. (

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mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |

Lovers of unusual fantasy will love this book. (

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DebCushman | Aug 25, 2022 |

Check out my review at:

http://www.shannonsbookbag.blogspot.com/2014/01/ophelia-and-marvelous-boy-foxlee... (

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ShanLand | Feb 28, 2022 |

Children's fiction (4th-6th but could be enjoyed by all ages); fairy tale fantasy/spooky adventure. No, not miraculous, but "marvelous" certainly fits. I enjoyed this and definitely will recommend in the future. (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

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2014

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Marvelous Boy

Ophelia Jane Worthington Whittand

Alice Worthington Whittand

Malcolm Whittand

Mis Kaminski (Snow Queen)

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For my sister, Sonia

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In the end the Queen was nothing like she was in the stories the Marvelous Boy had been told, first as a child beside the hearth and later by the wizards.

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Ophelia, a timid eleven-year-old girl grieving her mother, suspends her disbelief in things non-scientific when a boy locked in the museum where her father is working asks her to help him complete an age-old mission.

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