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Gods of Manhattan
By Mebus, Scott
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52547-955-0
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 5-8 An inventive fantasy-adventure by a first-time author. Rory, 13, and his sister Bridget, 9, live in present-day New York City unaware of the spirits from Manhattan's or "Mannahatta's" past that coexist alongside them. Rory has a gift for seeing this other world but has repressed this ability until the day he notices a cockroach riding a rat, an ancient Indian warrior, a papier-mâché boy, and other oddities...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
In Mebus's fantasy world, Mannahatta, such historical figures as Peter Stuyvesant and Frederick Douglass are elevated to gods intera...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
