The Magic Meadow
Published on 29. July 2014
114 pages
978-1-4976-5261-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the dark of a grim hospital ward, five children escape to another world
They call themselves the incurables. They are five children doomed to spend their lives in Belleview's Ward Nine, unable to walk, care for themselves, or even take a trip outside. Their days are gloomy, but they have one another, and at night they play the game. Whispering about places that could never be, they build worlds so vivid that they almost seem real. And then one night, their dreams come true.
While the others sleep, Brick closes his eyes and thinks harder than he ever has about the place he calls the Magic Meadow-a lush hill where dandelions grow. When he opens his eyes, he has been transported. The meadow is real, and with his friends at his side, he will return there again and again-to learn, to walk, to live.
They call themselves the incurables. They are five children doomed to spend their lives in Belleview's Ward Nine, unable to walk, care for themselves, or even take a trip outside. Their days are gloomy, but they have one another, and at night they play the game. Whispering about places that could never be, they build worlds so vivid that they almost seem real. And then one night, their dreams come true.
While the others sleep, Brick closes his eyes and thinks harder than he ever has about the place he calls the Magic Meadow-a lush hill where dandelions grow. When he opens his eyes, he has been transported. The meadow is real, and with his friends at his side, he will return there again and again-to learn, to walk, to live.
More details
Person
Alexander Key (1904-1979) started out as an illustrator before he began writing science fiction novels for young readers. He has published many titles, including
Sprockets: A Little Robot,
Mystery of the Sassafras Chair,and
The Forgotten Door,winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
.Key's novel
Escape to Witch Mountainwas adapted for film in 1975, 1995, and 2009.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- 1 The Dandelions
- 2 Scouting Trip
- 3 The Curious Building
- 4 Flight
- 5 The Lost Bag
- 6 Search
- 7 Where Are We?
- 8 Expedition
- 9 Singing in the Sky
- 10 The Singers
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
