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Ethereal baseball adventure with heartfelt heroism.

If you find yourself enamored by the interplay of American folklore, baseball, and coming-of-age tales, "Summerland" by Michael Chabon might just hit a home run for you. Chabon weaves a fantastical story that transcends the diamond, offering layers of mythology, and robust character development. His skilled storytelling brings together a medley of the mystical and the mundane, appealing not only to the sports enthusiast but also to fans of rich, imaginative worlds.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Summerland

by Michael Chabon   |  Ages 11+
Regular price $8.90 Now $6.90 Save 22%
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Compare to estimated retail price: S$17.38  
ISBN: 9780007127122
Authors: Michael Chabon
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Date of Publication: 2003-07-31
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 12432 readers)

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An unforgettable novel from one of America's greatest living storytellers, 'Summerland' is about redemption and the true nature of heroism. Ethan is a young hero on a quest through the strange world of American Faery. Since baseball is the favorite game of American fairies, or 'ferishers' as the North American Fairy Folk call themselves, this is necessarily a story of baseball. Zeppelins, werefoxes, Indians and Indian mythology, sasquatches, wendigos, Alaska, the haunted, 161-year-old husk of George Armstrong Custer, and a boy who thinks he's an android also figure in the action. Along the way, the hero and heroine find themselves and each other; a band of Ferishers triumphs over their ancient enemy and finally find someone new to play baseball against; a widower's heart will heal as his airship conquers the Northern sky; and a burned-out Colombian slugger named Rodrigo Buendia will find redemption in discovering, with Ethan Feld and Jennifer T. Rideout, the true nature of heroism.
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Ethereal baseball adventure with heartfelt heroism.

If you find yourself enamored by the interplay of American folklore, baseball, and coming-of-age tales, "Summerland" by Michael Chabon might just hit a home run for you. Chabon weaves a fantastical story that transcends the diamond, offering layers of mythology, and robust character development. His skilled storytelling brings together a medley of the mystical and the mundane, appealing not only to the sports enthusiast but also to fans of rich, imaginative worlds.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.