Jacqueline West, Writer
News from Elsewhere
The Books of Elsewhere, Volume Three: The Second Spy will be released on July 5, 2012.Visit the book's website.
Some terrifying things have happened to Olive in the old stone house, but none as scary as starting junior high. When she plummets through a hole in her backyard, however, she discovers two things that may change her mind: First, the wicked Annabelle McMartin is back. Second, there's a secret in an underground room that unlocks not one but two of Elsewhere's biggest, most powerful, most dangerous forces yet. With the house's guardian cats acting suspicious, her best friend threatening to move away, and her ally Morton starting to rebel, Olive isn't sure where to turn. Will she figure it out in time? Or will she be lured into Elsewhere, and trapped there for good?
The Books of Elsewhere, Volume Two: Spellbound was released on July 12, 2011. Visit the book's website.
You can order a copy of Spellbound from your local bookstore (via Indiebound.org) or from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or Borders.
With no way into the house's magical paintings, and its three guardian cats reluctant to help, Olive's friend Morton is still trapped inside Elsewhere. So when Rutherford, the new oddball kid next door, mentions a grimoire - a spellbook - Olive feels a breathless tug of excitement. If she can find the McMartins' spellbook, maybe she can help Morton escape Elsewhere for good. Unless, that is, the book finds Olive first.
Recognition for The Books of Elsewhere, Volume One: The Shadows
- New York Times Bestseller
- 2010 Cybils Award Winner
- 2010 Minnesota Book Award finalist
- Publisher's Weekly "Flying Start"
- Summer 2010 Kids' Indie Next List
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Starred review, Publisher's Weekly
- Starred review, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
- Amazon's Best Books of the Month, June 2010
- Nominated for the 2013 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Awards (Grades 3 - 5)
- Nominated for the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award