The World Around the Corner
by Maurice Gee
On This Page
Description
Caroline finds a pair of magic spectacles which reveal a hidden world at the center of New Zealand, a world threatened with destruction if the spectacles fall into the wrong hands.Tags
Recommendations
Member Recommendations
by bookel
Member Reviews
Children's fantasy/adventure, with a young girl trying to thwart the baddies who want to take the magical spectacles that she has found. This was read aloud to youngest & middlest (started while eldest was away). It worked reasonably as a read aloud, although I frequently found that the text (and in particular the dialogue) didn't flow easily off the tongue. I recommend it be given to kids of the right age as 'reading practice' rather than read aloud, but it was enjoyed by all.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
Eyeglasses, fantasy in children's/young adult fiction
25 works; 4 members
Travel from real to fantasy world -- children's/young adult fiction
125 works; 11 members
Author Information
45+ Works 2,442 Members
Maurice Gee of New Zealand is a novelist and author of children's books. Gee's first book, The Big Season, was published in 1962. He has since produced nearly two dozens novels and collections of short stories and his work has appeared in such publications as Arena, Mate, Landfall, Islands, and Listener. Gee received the New Zealand Book Award in show more fiction in 1979 for Plumb, in 1982 for Meg, and in 1991 for The Burning Boy. Going West won the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award in 1993. In 1995 The Fat Man won the AIM Children's Book Award for Junior Fiction, as well as The Esther Glen Award, given for the most distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for children and young adults. He had previously received The Esther Glen Award in 1983 for Motherstone. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The World Around the Corner
- Original publication date
- 1980
- Important places
- Nelson, New Zealand
- Dedication
- For Emily
- First words
- Caroline stood in the summer rain with her head thrown back and her arms wide.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She had a wonderful story for her friend.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 57
- Popularity
- 536,781
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.12)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
