New Releases by Colin Meloy

A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter, Colin Meloy. Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies. All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. An odd man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an ax chopping in the middle of the night. He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad’s construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old—some say cursed—Langdon place. Soon, though, he and his friends can’t deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it’s up to the kids to stop it before it’s too late. . . .

A silly and sublime bedtime book from the New York Times bestselling children''s book author Colin Meloy. Giggle your way to sweet and silly dreams! A simple goodnight routine turns marvelously madcap in this cleverly rhymed picture book. Instead of settling down to sleep, Dad bakes bread, Mom fixes the roof, and Grandma plays cards with a ghost. And between the dog, the cat, Sister, and Brother, there''s at least three different wars being waged! A modern classic perfect for read-aloud fun and bedtime alike. • A wildly fun read-aloud book for families • A laugh-out-loud book perfect for any child who struggles with getting ready for bed • Written by the lead singer of the Decemberists, the silly and clever rhymes make Everyone''s Awake fun for both parent and child. Fans of Goodnight Already and Dinosaur vs. Bedtime will find Everyone''s Awake to be a perfect path to a good night''s sleep. • Children''s books for kids ages 5-8 • Family read-aloud books • Books for bedtime Colin Meloy is the lead singer and songwriter of The Decemberists, and the author of several children''s books, including the New York Times bestselling Wildwood series. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Shawn Harris is an artist and musician who lives in Northern California. He is the illustrator of several award-winning children''s books including Her Right Foot and What Can a Citizen Do?

La vie trépidante d''un garçon trop bien rangé, ou comment devenir voleur professionnel à 12 ans. Un matin d''avril, le jeune Charlie Fisher est témoin d''une scène insolite au coeur de Marseille. Sous ses yeux s''opère un spectaculaire vol orchestré par... des enfants ! Par un prodigieux tour de passe-passe, l''un d''entre eux parvient même à lui dérober son stylo. Epoustouflé, le garçon est prêt à tout pour intégrer le gang secret des Whiz, un clan international d''astucieux pickpockets entraînés par la mystérieuse école des Sept Clochettes...

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets—imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist. It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely Charlie Fisher witnesses something incredible. Right before his eyes, in a busy square in Marseille, a group of pickpockets pulls off an amazing robbery. As the young bandits appear to melt into the crowd, Charlie realizes with a start that he himself was one of their marks. Yet Charlie is less alarmed than intrigued. This is the most thrilling thing that’s happened to him since he came to France with his father, an American diplomat. So instead of reporting the thieves, Charlie defends one of their cannons, Amir, to the police, under one condition: he teach Charlie the tricks of the trade. What starts off as a lesson on pinches, kicks, and chumps soon turns into an invitation for Charlie to join the secret world of the whiz mob, an international band of child thieves who trained at the mysterious School of Seven Bells. The whiz mob are independent and incredibly skilled and make their own way in the world—they are everything Charlie yearns to be. But what at first seemed like a (relatively) harmless new pastime draws him into a dangerous adventure with global stakes greater than he could have ever imagined.

Traditional Chinese edition of THE WILDWOOD CHRONICLES by Colin Meloy. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

A young girl''s midnight seance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit... A band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland.

For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society. This collection brings together all three novels, each replete with illustrations, including a number of gorgeous, full-color plates. Wildwood: Prue and her friend Curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood. Under Wildwood: Ever since Prue returned home from the Impassable Wilderness after rescuing her brother from the malevolent Dowager Governess, life has been pretty dull. Her mind is constantly returning to the verdant groves and sky-tall trees of Wildwood. But all is not well in that world. Prue and her friend Curtis are thrown together again. To save themselves and the lives of their friends, they must go under Wildwood. Wildwood Imperium: The fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance, as Prue and Curtis draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince. . . .

A vida de Prue McKeel é extremamente normal. Isto é, até que sua irmã é raptada por assassino de corvos e levada para o instransponível e impassível bosque, denso e emaranhado nas bordas de Portland. Ninguém nunca vai até lá, ou pelo menos nunca ninguém voltou para contar. Assim começa uma aventura que levará Prue e sua amiga Curtis profundamente na impassível floresta. Lá, eles descobrem um mundo secreto no meio de uma agitação violenta - um mundo cheio de criaturas guerreiras, mistícos pacíficos e figuras poderosas com as mais sombrias intenções. E o que era para ser um resgate se torna algo muito maior. Eles se encontram entrelaçados em uma luta pela própria liberdade do bosque. Um lugar que os locais chamam de Wildwood.

Twelve-year-olds Prue and Curtis team up again in an attempt to save the Impassable Wilderness from the evil that threatens it. But with an assassin on her tail, Prue is in more danger than ever.

Prue McKeels leven is heel gewoon, totdat haar kleine broertje wordt ontvoerd door een zwerm kraaien. Ze durft niet meer naar huis en gaat de kraaien achterna om haar broertje te redden. De vogels vliegen naar de Onbegaanbare Wildernis, het verboden bos waar niemand ooit uit terugkeerde. Zo begint het avontuur dat Prue en haar vriendje Curtis meeneemt naar een geheime wereld vol gewelddadige beesten, liefdevolle wezens en machtige figuren met slechte bedoelingen.

Un livre surprenant Prue a toujours été une jeune fille obéissante. Et lorsque son père lui demande de ne jamais s''aventurer dans les Territoires Infranchissables, elle l''écoute sagement. Jusqu''au jour où son frère est mystérieusement kidnappé dans son berceau par des corbeaux qui l''emmènent au-delà de la frontière défendue. Avec son ami Curtis, elle décide de braver l''interdit et de partir à son secours. Tous deux découvrent alors un monde magique où des animaux, pas toujours bien intentionnés, imposent leur loi. La mission de sauvetage se transforme rapidement en une lutte pour la libération de cette contrée enchantée qu''on appelle Wildwood. Il était une fois un pays interdit où les animaux avaient décidé d''imposer leur loi...

Una historia fascinante llena de peligros y magia en un mundo donde se mezclan fantasía y realidad. ¡Un verdadero clásico para el siglo XXI! Prue tiene una vida muy normal. Por lo menos hasta que su hermano pequeño es secuestrado por una bandada de cuervos. A partir de ese momento las cosas se ponen realmente extrañas. En todos los mapas de Portland, Oregon, hay una mancha grande de color verde en el borde de la ciudad con la etiqueta «BI». Esto significa «Bosque Intransitable». Nadie se atreve a adentrarse en él, pues el que lo ha hecho no ha vuelto para contarlo. Y allí es donde los cuervos han llevado a su hermano. Así comienza una aventura que llevará a Prue y su amigo Curtis a las profundidades del bosque intransitable. Descubrirán un mundo secreto, un mundo lleno de criaturas enfrentadas, seres sobrenaturales que quieren la paz y poderosos personajes con las más oscuras intenciones. Un mundo que corre un grave peligro. Y lo que comienza como una misión de rescate se convierte en algo mucho más grande: la lucha por la libertad de este universo paralelo. Un universo al que los lugareños llaman Wildwood.

Una història fascinant plena de perills i de màgia en un món on es barreja la fantasia amb la realitat. Un veritable clàssic per al segle XXI! La Prue McKeel fa una vida ben normal... fins que un dia el seu germanet és segrestat per un estol de corbs que se l''emporta volant fins a la Boscúria Impenetrable, un bosc espès i molt perillós a prop de Portland. Ningú no hi ha anat mai o, si més no, no n''ha tornat per explicar-ho. Així comença l''aventura que porta la Prue i el seu amic Curtis al cor de la Boscúria Impenetrable, on descobriran un món ple de criatures guerreres, místics i personatges malvats. El que semblava que seria una missió de rescat es converteix ben aviat en una batalla per alliberar la terra encantada. Una terra que els seus habitants anomenen Wildwood.

Ci sono posti al mondo dove la gente non va mai ad abitare. Magari fa troppo freddo, o ci sono troppi alberi, o le montagne sono troppo ripide. Ma qualunque sia la ragione, nessuno ha mai pensato di costruirci una strada, e senza strade non ci sono case, e senza case non ci sono città. E proprio dove vive Prue McKeel c''è un posto del genere, rappresentato sulle mappe da una grande chiazza verde all''estrema periferia della città. Tutti la chiamano ''Landa Impenetrabile'' e nessuno ha mai provato a entrarci. O meglio, nessuno è mai tornato per raccontarlo? Ma quando uno stormo di corvi rapisce Mac, il suo fratellino, Prue non ha un momento di esitazione, e lo segue intrepida in quelle terre sconosciute. Comincia così un''indimenticabile avventura che condurrà Prue e il suo amico Curtis nel cuore di un Bosco selvaggio e dimenticato, che nasconde in realtà un mondo segreto in grande subbuglio, abitato da creature magiche sul piede di guerra: animali parlanti, mistici pacifici e potenti figuri dalle intenzioni oscure. Quella che sembrava essere una missione di salvataggio si trasforma dunque in un''epica battaglia senza quartiere per liberare questa meravigliosa terra incantata. Un grande romanzo che porta con sé, fonde e reinventa tutto il fascino e le meraviglie dei mondi di Narnia e Hogwarts, in un crescendo di colpi di scena, rivelazioni inaspettate e personaggi indimenticabili. Per settimane ai vertici delle classifiche dei bestseller per ragazzi del New York Times.

Prue McKeel’s life is ordinary. At least until her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows. And then things get really weird. You see, on every map of Portland, Oregon, there is a big splotch of green on the edge of the city labeled “I.W.” This stands for “Impassable Wilderness.” No one’s ever gone in—or at least returned to tell of it. And this is where the crows take her brother. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval, a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much bigger as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood. Wildwood is a spellbinding tale full of wonder, danger, and magic that juxtaposes the thrill of a secret world and modern city life. Original and fresh yet steeped in classic fantasy, this is a novel that could have only come from the imagination of Colin Meloy, celebrated for his inventive and fantastic storytelling as the lead singer of the Decemberists. With dozens of intricate and beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Carson Ellis, Wildwood is truly a new classic for the twenty-first century.

The frontman for the band The Decemberists discusses his experience as a young man discovering The Replacement''s album "Let it Be" for the first time.