It is with that book that Sophie discovers that the characters, the worlds, and the creatures that she has always read about and loved are not just these make believe things. If she asks the book certain questions the book will flip the pages to show her the answer. The words change on the page as she is reading. She finds one very rare and strange book that is more than a story. Sophie feels completely alone in that she is the only one who likes to read these fairy stories, the folklore, and the nursery rhymes that everyone grew up with. Sophie Quire is a story about this 12 year old book mender who is trapped in this city that has turned its back on stories. Before I knew the theme and the characters in the book, Peter Nimble snowballed and became this bigger and even more epic adventure that became Sophie Quire. They don’t shut up or die when you want them to. That is the horrible thing about creating characters. I kept on saying I didn’t know and then all of these voices chimed in my head saying we know what happens next. I ran into this problem where readers kept coming up to me asking what happens next. ![]() It is a story about a small, blind orphan, who happens to be the greatest thief who has ever lived. Jonathan Auxier: My first book was called Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. Could you give a brief overview of the book? I had the great pleasure of talking with Jonathan about his book Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard: A Peter Nimble Adventure, fatherhood, and more.Īrt Eddy: Let’s first talk about your book Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard: A Peter Nimble Adventure. Find out more by visiting, where he blogs about children’s books old and new. Jonathan now lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and family. Library Binding, Large Print (December 20th, 2018): $26.Jonathan Auxier is a Canadian-American writer of young adult literature, who won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for his 2014 novel The Night Gardener."All proper scary stories require a spooky, menacing atmosphere, and Auxier ( Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes) delivers the goods with his precise descriptions of the gothic setting and teasing hints of mystery and suspense." Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "Auxier achieves an ideal mix of adventure and horror, offering all of it in elegant, atmospheric language that forces the reader to slow down a bit and revel in both the high-quality plot and the storytelling itself." "Storytelling and the secret desires of the heart wind together in this atmospheric novel that doubles as a ghost tale." "Lots of creepiness, memorable characters, a worthy message, Auxier’s atmospheric drawings and touches of humor amid the horror make this cautionary tale one readers will not soon forget." “Storytelling and the secret desires of the heart wind together in this atmospheric novel that doubles as a ghost tale.” - School Library Journal, starred review “Lots of creepiness, memorable characters, a worthy message, Auxier’s atmospheric drawings and touches of humor amid the horror make this cautionary tale one readers will not soon forget.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review With Auxier’s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. ![]() The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. A New York Times bestseller, Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James.
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