{"id":2106,"date":"2018-08-06T04:53:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T08:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2018-08-11T01:53:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T05:53:25","slug":"the-land-of-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2018\/08\/06\/the-land-of-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release! A lyrical middle grade novel we can&#8217;t wait to read!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The Land of Yesterday, by K. A. Reynolds<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;Six weeks plus one day ago, Cecelia Dahl understood the world. She resided in a town called Hungrig, in a crooked house named Widdendream. &#8230; Then Monday rolled into Tuesday and Cecilia did the bad thing. Now the world had narrowed down to this: Tuesday hated Cecilia and Cecilia hated it back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KuQpfS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"button\">See it on Amazon<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So begins this middle grade new release, published July 31, that promises to be a lyrical and emotional tale we can&#8217;t wait to read. The writing is reminiscent of Salman Rushdie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vjmtie\"><em>Haroun and the Sea of Stories<\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0(one of Erin&#8217;s favorites)<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u2014the kind of writing that proves language is a form of art. In fact, we discovered it from a recommendation by Laini Taylor, <a href=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2017\/05\/30\/strange-the-dreamer\/\">whose writing we also adore<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFrom its first words,\u00a0<em>The Land of Yesterday<\/em>\u00a0has the pure crystal ring of a classic, like\u00a0<em>The Little Prince<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>The Phantom Tollbooth<\/em>\u2014beautiful, unique, and shimmering with truth. It\u2019s a balm for grief, and a bursting fantastical joy of a story.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This one looks like the kind of book we&#8217;d want on the shelf in our permanent collection. Use the button above for the Kindle version. The hardcover is linked below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>From the publisher:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>A tender and fantastical adventure story perfect for fans of\u00a0<em>Coraline.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Cecelia Dahl\u2019s little brother, Celadon, dies tragically, his soul goes where all souls go: the Land of Yesterday\u2014and Cecelia is left behind in a fractured world without him.<\/p>\n<p>Her beloved house\u2019s spirit is crumbling beyond repair, her father is imprisoned by sorrow, and worst of all, her grief-stricken mother abandons the land of the living to follow Celadon into Yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s up to Cecelia to put her family back together, even if that means venturing into the dark and forbidden Land of Yesterday on her own. But as Cecilia braves a hot-air balloon commanded by two gnomes, a sea of daisies, and the Planet of Nightmares, it\u2019s clear that even if she finds her family, she might not be able to save them.<\/p>\n<p>And if she\u2019s not careful, she might just become a lost soul herself, trapped forever in Yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that this book has deckle edges (the edges of the paper are purposely rough).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Using our links to visit Amazon supports us with a small percent of whatever you buy during that visit, from books to major appliances. Nobody pays us to review, post about, or recommend anything. 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