Amy's Eyes - Softcover

Kennedy, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1732446806 ISBN 13: 9781732446809

Publisher: Jericho Hill Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Amy's eyes are blue as the ocean and bright as buttons. In fact, they are buttons, for Amy is a doll. Once she was a flesh-and-blood orphan child at St. Anne's Home for Girls. But her beloved sailor doll turned into a real little man and went off to seek his fortune, becoming Captain of the frigate Ariel. So Amy pined away and--behold! She turning into a doll herself.

"Why, this means that almost anything could happen!" says the Captain upon his return.

And almost anything does, as the two set out on the Ariel with a crew that includes rabbits, dogs, cats, monkeys, and other animals (who were all once dolls themselves) on a dangerous quest for gold treasure.

Reviews for Amy's Eyes (1st Edition)

"Richard Kennedy has all the wacky charm and rakish humor of a Roald Dahl; the pathos and irrepressible optimism of Frances Hodgson Burnett; the fantasy, recovery, escape, and consolation of C.S. Lewis or L. Frank Baum." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Amy's Eyes, in my opinion, is indeed an extraordinary work. I think it's a brilliant novel in every way, and filled with inexhaustible riches: rich in conception, in language, in wise humor, in excitement. Richard Kennedy sets a new high standard for all of us concerned with quality in literature for young people. Writers, surely, must envy his achievement --and above all, admire it. I found the book altogether wonderful, and a permanent treasure." - Lloyd Alexander

"This vital sense of life, both as possibility and meaning, is this big book's wonderful achievement." - New York Times

"Amy's Eyes is one of the most startling, compelling novels to be published as children's literature in recent years. The story embraces practically every element of a classic fantasy adventure: a poor, gentle, noble child in an orphanage; a mean and spiteful woman to plague the child; a kind and loving protector; sailing ships and pirates and a search for a golden treasure." - The Seattle Times

"It is a masterpiece." - Oregon Media Association

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Kennedy lives in the coastal town of Newport, Oregon. When is in not being chased by pirates, he chases after Shakespeare, sharing the golden dream that the true writer of those plays and poems will one day be found out.

Review:

"Richard Kennedy has all the wacky charm and rakish humor of a Roald Dahl; the pathos and irrepressible optimism of Frances Hodgson Burnett; the fantasy, recovery, escape, and consolation of C.S. Lewis or L. Frank Baum." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Amy's Eyes, in my opinion, is indeed an extraordinary work. I think it's a brilliant novel in every way, and filled with inexhaustible riches: rich in conception, in language, in wise humor, in excitement. Richard Kennedy sets a new high standard for all of us concerned with quality in literature for young people. Writers, surely, must envy his achievement --and above all, admire it. I found the book altogether wonderful, and a permanent treasure." - Lloyd Alexander

"This vital sense of life, both as possibility and meaning, is this big book's wonderful achievement." - New York Times

"Amy's Eyes is one of the most startling, compelling novels to be published as children's literature in recent years. The story embraces practically every element of a classic fantasy adventure: a poor, gentle, noble child in an orphanage; a mean and spiteful woman to plague the child; a kind and loving protector; sailing ships and pirates and a search for a golden treasure." - The Seattle Times

"It is a masterpiece." - Oregon Media Association

"Part allegory, part myth, part nursery tale, this above all the most rousing sea adventure since 'Treasure Island', sweeping along in cliff-hanging suspense." - The Advocate

About this edition

• Publisher: Jericho Hill Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1732446806
• ISBN 13: 9781732446809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 430
• Illustrator: Nakagawa Chihiro