# Oscar from Elsewhere - Hardcover

by **Jaclyn Moriarty** (Author)

**Amazon Best of the Year  
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner**

A unique blend of humor, suspense, and magic, unfolding through the instantly recognizable rivalries, affections and foibles of her characters, from Jaclyn Moriarty

During a sleepover, a letter comes to five children begging for the urgent assistance of Esther Mettlestone-Staranise, the newly-realized Rain Weaver; she must arrive before 10am on Monday to save an entire town of elves. When they arrive, the children find two incredibly odd things: first, the town of elves, buried under layers of silver; and second, a regular-size boy who, soon after seeing the children, dies.

Oscar is that boy who skipped school in our world on Monday to skate, and found himself in the city of the elves at just the wrong moment: He fled as fast as he could, but not fast enough because the silver wave struck him and he fell down dead.

And that's just the beginning! At breakneck pace the cousins and friends (and a six year old stowaway elf named Gruffudd, who's a troublemaker) try to stop the clock and rewind the tragedy. Can they do it?

The pleasure is all in the adventure, as only Jaclyn Moriarty can tell it.

  
**PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOMS AND EMPIRES BOOKS**

**★ "**A delightfully quirky story with nuance, depth, and a colorful cast of characters, this book begs for multiple readings."  
**\--_School Library Journal_ (starred)**

★ "Like a middle-grade version of Terry Pratchett's Discworld--fantasy adventure steeped in humor, with a touch of satire, and set in a whimsical secondary world of the highest order."  
**_\--Booklist (starred)_**

"Beautifully presented."  
**\--_Sydney Morning Herald_**

"Splendidly entertaining."  
**_\--Kirkus_**

"The tale crescendos to an uplifting close that promotes honesty, bravery, and self-confidence."  
**_\--Publishers Weekly_**

### Author Biography

**Jaclyn Moriarty** is the award-winning author of uniquely creative and readable books for adults and young readers including _The Year of Secret Assignments_, the Colors of Madeleine trilogy, _The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone_, and _The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst_. One of the talented and popular Moriarty sisters (including Liane and Nicola), Jaclyn lives in Sydney, Australia. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.

**Number of Pages:** 408

**Dimensions:** 1.8 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 29, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.9

**Point Value:** 14

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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