Auxier, Jonathan Peter
Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
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Abrams, Harry 2011 381p 16.95 978-1-4197-0025-5
ms/hs VG
Ten-year-old orphan Peter Nimble is
both blind and the greatest thief ever known to the world.
Imagine Dickens meeting Tolkien in this dark
fantasy. This adventure is filled with a
convoluted plot, unusual characters, and a magical setting. Intriguing in its scope, this densely
written story will hold the reader's attention from beginning to end. Ten-year-old orphan Peter Nimble is both
blind and the greatest thief ever known to the world. Living a simply wretched existence locked in
a cellar while not “working,” he has become a master thief and pickpocket to
fill the pockets of the master beggar-monger.
His life changes when he succumbs to the lures of the Haberdasher and
manages to steal three pairs of magical eyes, one gold, one onyx, and the last
emerald, from the man. Peter escapes the
clutches of his master and his adventures have just begun. When he pops the golden pair into his own
sockets, he is magically transported to a hidden island where he finds a
companion, a knight who is part man, part cat, and part horse. Peter and Sir Tode become fast friends and
travel through the dangerous Vanished Kingdom to rescue those in need from the
impostor king and discover his own destiny. Susan Ogintz
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