THE FAITHFUL FRIEND
by SAN SOUCI, ROBERT D
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- as new
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0689824580
- ISBN 13
- 9780689824586
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About This Item
Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 6th Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Brien Pinkney color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this AS NEW? INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on Title Page. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1999 Aladdin Paperbacks large softcover, first paperback edition, 6th printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Brian Pinkney, for which he won the Coretta Scott King award. CONTENT: A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful, Caldecott Honor-winning retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. Clement and Hippolyte are best friends who live together on the lush tropical island of Martinique. They set off together toward the woman Clement loves so he can propose, but her uncle-a quimboiseur, a wizard-doesn't approve of the match. When his niece flees with the two inseparable friends, the vengeful man sends evil magic after them. Hippolyte may be able to protect the young couple-but will he lose his own life in the process? Set in Martinique, this impressive supernatural tale, which won a 1996 Caldecott Honor, "neatly distills the flavor of the French West Indies.
Synopsis
A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. On the lush tropical island of Martinique live Clement and Hippolyte, two inseparable friends. When Clement falls in love with the beautiful Pauline, Hippolyte agrees to join his best friend on his journey to propose marriage. But when Pauline accepts Clements proposal, it enrages her uncle Monsieur Zabocatreputed to be a quimboiseur, a wizard. To prevent the wedding, the old wizard lures Hippolyte into a deadly trap, forcing him to choose between his friends safety and his own.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003152
- Title
- THE FAITHFUL FRIEND
- Author
- SAN SOUCI, ROBERT D
- Illustrator
- Brien Pinkney color illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition 6th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0689824580
- ISBN 13
- 9780689824586
- Publisher
- Aladdin Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Children's Folktales, Children's supernatural, Children's African-American stories, Black children's myths, Children's Magic stories,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Young Adult: Fiction; Children's Books; Children's Books: Folklore, Mythology; Children's Books: Fantasy; Children's Books: Cultural Diversity; Children's Books: Friendship; Children's Books: Magic; INSCRIBED/SIGNED;
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