But most of all, be in it for the friendship. For the rich world you'll want to settle into. For the characters who capture your heart. With approximately twenty full-page pieces of breathtaking black-and-white artwork, as well as spot illustrations, and gorgeous, literary writing, Nicholas Gannon proves himself to be a distinctive new voice with his middle grade debut. The Doldrums whisks us off on an adventure full of sly humor, incredible detail, and enormous heart. Archer enlists Adelaide-the girl who, according to rumor, lost her leg to a crocodile-and Oliver-the boy next door-to help him rescue his grandparents. In the tradition of Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, and Brian Selznick, Nicholas Gannons wildly imaginative world of The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse is. Now Archer's mother barely lets him out of the house.

With the hardcover edition lavishly illustrated in full color, The Doldrums is a modern classic in the making, for readers of inventive and timeless authors such as Brian Selznick and Lemony Snicket.Archer B. Helmsley has grown up in a house full of oddities and treasures collected by his grandparents, the famous explorers. The paperback edition is exquisitely illustrated throughout with black-and-white artwork.Īrcher B. An eccentric like all Helmsleys, eleven-year-old Archer escapes his overprotective mother and recruits two friends, Oliver and Adelaide, to help him plan a rescue of his long-lost grandparents, world-famous explorers who disappeared atop an iceberg in the Antarctic. The Doldrums is an extraordinary debut about friendship, imagination, and the yearning for adventure from author-artist Nicholas Gannon. The Doldrums (The Doldrums 1) by Nicholas Gannon 3.82 Rating details 2,800 ratings 537 reviews Archer B. Greenwillow, 17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-232094-0 On Archer Helmsley’s ninth birthday, his grandparents vanish while exploring an iceberg in. A modern classic in the making, The Doldrums is for readers of inventive and timeless authors such as Brian Selznick and Lemony Snicket. BUY THIS BOOK The Doldrums Nicholas Gannon. Have you ever wanted to hold a little piece of the impossible? The Doldrums is an extraordinary debut about friendship, imagination, and the yearning for adventure from author-artist Nicholas Gannon.

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