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P.W. Catanese
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One of my favorite books of recent years is "The Shadow of the Wind", which was written in Spanish and translated to English. It was beautifully written, and obviously there are two people who deserve credit for that: the original writer, and the translator. While I was reading that story, I thought about the special challenge involved in working on a foreign language translation. Above all, yo...
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Happenstance Found (The Books of Umber, #1)
— published 2008 — 8 editions |
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Dragon Games (The Books of Umber, #2)
— published 2010 — 7 editions |
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The End of Time (The Books of Umber, #3)
— published 2011 — 6 editions |
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The Thief and the Beanstalk (Further Tales Adventures, #1)
— published 2005 — 7 editions |
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The Mirror's Tale (Further Tales Adventures, #4)
— published 2006 — 4 editions |
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The Eye of the Warlock (Further Tales Adventures, #3)
— published 2005 |
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The Riddle of the Gnome (Further Tales Adventures, #5)
— published 2007 — 2 editions |
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The Brave Apprentice (Further Tales Adventures, #2)
— published 2005 — 4 editions |
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" What Readers want to know... SS: What do you regret most? PC: Giving up guitar lessons when I was a kid. SS: If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? PC: Either speaking lots of languages or playing lots of instruments. SS: What is your grea..." ...More
" What Readers want to know... SS: What do you regret most? PC: Giving up guitar lessons when I was a kid. SS: If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? PC: Either speaking lots of languages or playing lots of instruments. SS: What is your grea..." ...More
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Loved it! I did this for a school Reader's Workshop. If you like kind of an evil theme, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, come find out what happens to the evil Queen's mirror. :)
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Interesting children's fantasy. Last book in the series--I enjoyed reading all the books in the three book series. Creative. (Violent at times.)
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Interesting children's fantasy. I enjoyed reading all the books in the three book series, but I thought this book was better than the first one. (Violent at times.)
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Great characters, comical with an exciting plot.
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“The worm hissed. "You said it couldn't see!" shouted Oates, forgetting Umber's instruction to be silent. He shook a fist. "We all heard it, Umber! You specifically said, it couldn't see!"
"I know-isn't it wonderful to learn something new?" Umber laughed.”
― P.W. Catanese, Happenstance Found
"I know-isn't it wonderful to learn something new?" Umber laughed.”
― P.W. Catanese, Happenstance Found
“Once an idea is out and about, it can't be called back, silenced or erased. You can't contain it, any more than you could put the head of a dandelion back together after the wind has scattered its seeds.”
― P.W. Catanese, Happenstance Found
― P.W. Catanese, Happenstance Found
“Enjoy yourselves. And Hap: Don't let Umber near the arrows and bows; he's liable to shoot himself in the nose." Dodd grinned and snapped the reins, and the carriage rolled away.
Umber sniffed. "One of his lesser poems. Come, Hap.”
― P.W. Catanese, Dragon Games
Umber sniffed. "One of his lesser poems. Come, Hap.”
― P.W. Catanese, Dragon Games
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What book shall we read in July?
I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention, or the authors have other Newbery honors, and were published in January and February. My hope is that a lot of libraries might have them in their shelves by now.
If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.
I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention, or the authors have other Newbery honors, and were published in January and February. My hope is that a lot of libraries might have them in their shelves by now.
If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.
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I am very honored to have you as my friend on Goodreads!:D Your books are fantastic! I read it for Sunshine State Readers, and I believe that that is very amazing. Your book Happenstance Found is now in my top five books I would recommend to people. Thank you very much for accepting my friend request.
Mimi wrote: "Thank you for liking my review of the dragon gamesand adding me as a friend! I'm a huge fan of yours and can't wait to read the third book in the books on umber."You're welcome Mimi, nice to have you among my friends! Enjoy the big finish to the story of Umber and Happenstance.
Thank you for liking my review of the dragon gamesand adding me as a friend! I'm a huge fan of yours and can't wait to read the third book in the books on umber.
☺Meredith *Yupadoo!* ☺ wrote: "Hi P.W. Catanese! I didn't know your name was Paul! Does your middle name start with a W?"Yes Meredith... it is William. I use my initials because paulcatanese.com was taken but pwcatanese.com was available for my author web site.
Thank you for letting me be your friend on goodreads. It's exremely meaningful to me to know that I was accepted as a friend by an author. I really appreciate it.God Bless!
CB
:D Your books are fantastic! I read it for Sunshine State Readers, and I believe that that is very amazing. Your book Happenstance Found is ..."
Thanks for being a reader Elebu. Recommending a book is the nicest thing you can do for an author!