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'A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.

'As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.

'A story within a story, this a modern day fairytale about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.' (Publisher's blurb)

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  • 'Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy, has been listed among the best books of the year by Amazon and The School Library Journal, and in the Publishers Weekly top 10.' (Source: The Sunday Mail, 23 November, 2014 p. 20)

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    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Knopf ,
      2014 .
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      Alternative title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
      Extent: 240p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 28 February 2014.
      ISBN: 9780385753548
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Hot Key Books ,
      2014 .
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      Extent: 228p.p.
      ISBN: 9781471402388, 147140238X
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Dell Yearling ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 228p.p.
      ISBN: 9780385753562, 038575356X, 9781489843302, 1489843302
Alternative title: 오필리아와 마법의 겨울
Language: Korean
    • Korea, East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,: 비룡소 , 2015 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9788949171302, 8949171309

Works about this Work

Review : Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Tessa Wooldridge , 2015 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , March 2015;

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
Move Over J.K. Rowling Kathleen Donaghey , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 23 November 2014; (p. 20)
Review : Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Wendy Noble , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2014; (p. 65)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
Review : Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy F. Deirdre Baker , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , January/February vol. 90 no. 1 2014; (p. 90-91)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
Children's Books : Review Bridget Cormack , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 May - 1 June 2014; (p. 21)

— Review of The Adventures of Sir Roderick, The Not-Very-Brave James O'Loghlin , 2014 single work children's fiction ; The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold Lollie Barr , 2014 single work children's fiction ; Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction ; Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out In the Rain Steven Herrick , 2014 single work children's fiction
Marvellous Inspiration Fiona Purdon , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2014; (p. 21)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
[Untitled] Rayma Turton , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 35-36)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
[Review] Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Katharine England , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 February 2014; (p. 24)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
Children's Books : Review Bridget Cormack , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 May - 1 June 2014; (p. 21)

— Review of The Adventures of Sir Roderick, The Not-Very-Brave James O'Loghlin , 2014 single work children's fiction ; The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold Lollie Barr , 2014 single work children's fiction ; Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction ; Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out In the Rain Steven Herrick , 2014 single work children's fiction
Review : Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy F. Deirdre Baker , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , January/February vol. 90 no. 1 2014; (p. 90-91)

— Review of Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy Karen Foxlee , 2014 single work children's fiction
Move Over J.K. Rowling Kathleen Donaghey , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 23 November 2014; (p. 20)
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