As if he had never seen the world from up so high before.
Okay, everyone who knew that Melina Marchetta's next few upcoming projects are related to other books that she has out and didn't tell me?
YOU ARE ALL OF THE FIRED.
I mean, I knew about The Piper's Son. (I hate all of you who have already read it, btw. I say that with love.)
But when I was searching for a specific quote from FINNIKIN- the one in my subject line, actually- I found this comment:
Her next release will be a children’s book for Pocket Puffin as part of their anniversary this year. It’s about a book that was mentioned in Jellicoe Road (I think Griggs’s brother was reading it). The next full-length novel is about Froi from Finnikin of the Rock. No release date yet, but her publicist said probably not until at least next year, possibly the year after.
So, of course, I poked around the internet a little, and discovered that it's not a book MENTIONED in Jellicoe, but a RELATED BOOK, Gorgon in the Gully:
Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life?
A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta.
DANNY GRIGGS. DANNY GRIGGS. THAT'S JONAH GRIGGS'S LITTLE BROTHER DANIEL.
If that book has a single throw-away line about what his brother is up to, it will be worth the ridiculous lengths I can already tell I'll be going to so I might be able to read it.
EDIT EDIT EDIT-- I’m also writing a novel for eight year olds called The Gorgon in the Gully. It’s about Danny Griggs conquering his fears (with help from his older brother who is consequently fighting a territory war out bush).
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been rereading Finnikin today, because I am pretty sure I have Jellicoe memorized. (I started to read that one but just kept flipping to the Narnie and Webb and Tate sections, which everyone knows is not the right way to read the book, and did I mention I'm considering buying a THIRD copy of Jellicoe so that I can have an ebook to search? Because I am. /o\) The thing about MMarchetta's work is that every time you read it, it gains more resonance, and no matter how much you basically have it memorized there are still parts that will send a chill down your spine in the middle of August while wandering New York City.
I have been telling myself for a while now that since I only read Jellicoe less than two years ago, I can't say that it's my favorite book, since has it really withstood the test of time? But I'm just about ready to go out on a limb and say, yeah. Yeah, it really has. :D
Cross-posted at http://fox1013.dreamwidth.org/15581.html. Comment wherever you feel more comfortable.
YOU ARE ALL OF THE FIRED.
I mean, I knew about The Piper's Son. (I hate all of you who have already read it, btw. I say that with love.)
But when I was searching for a specific quote from FINNIKIN- the one in my subject line, actually- I found this comment:
Her next release will be a children’s book for Pocket Puffin as part of their anniversary this year. It’s about a book that was mentioned in Jellicoe Road (I think Griggs’s brother was reading it). The next full-length novel is about Froi from Finnikin of the Rock. No release date yet, but her publicist said probably not until at least next year, possibly the year after.
So, of course, I poked around the internet a little, and discovered that it's not a book MENTIONED in Jellicoe, but a RELATED BOOK, Gorgon in the Gully:
Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life?
A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta.
DANNY GRIGGS. DANNY GRIGGS. THAT'S JONAH GRIGGS'S LITTLE BROTHER DANIEL.
If that book has a single throw-away line about what his brother is up to, it will be worth the ridiculous lengths I can already tell I'll be going to so I might be able to read it.
EDIT EDIT EDIT-- I’m also writing a novel for eight year olds called The Gorgon in the Gully. It’s about Danny Griggs conquering his fears (with help from his older brother who is consequently fighting a territory war out bush).
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been rereading Finnikin today, because I am pretty sure I have Jellicoe memorized. (I started to read that one but just kept flipping to the Narnie and Webb and Tate sections, which everyone knows is not the right way to read the book, and did I mention I'm considering buying a THIRD copy of Jellicoe so that I can have an ebook to search? Because I am. /o\) The thing about MMarchetta's work is that every time you read it, it gains more resonance, and no matter how much you basically have it memorized there are still parts that will send a chill down your spine in the middle of August while wandering New York City.
I have been telling myself for a while now that since I only read Jellicoe less than two years ago, I can't say that it's my favorite book, since has it really withstood the test of time? But I'm just about ready to go out on a limb and say, yeah. Yeah, it really has. :D
Cross-posted at http://fox1013.dreamwidth.org/15581.html. Comment wherever you feel more comfortable.