Clabbernappers

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基本信息·出版社：Starscape
·页码：224 页
·出版日期：2005年02月
·ISBN：0765309815
·International Standard Book Number：0765309815
·条形码：9780765309815
·EAN：9780765309815
·版本：1st
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语

内容简介 King Krystal of Elidor has a serious problem: Sarksa Pirates have captured the Queen! Desperate for her return, King Krystal summons a hero from the Dream Machine. Enter Danny Ray, the best dang rodeo cowboy in Oklahoma. The only problem? He’s only an eleven-year-old boy--not quite the hero the Elidorians expected.
But Danny Ray aims to prove them wrong by recapturing the Queen. How? Truth is, Danny Ray isn’t quite sure. Luckily he will have lots of help from friends like Captain Quigglewigg, the Sultana, Lord Yellow, Princess Eliana and--of course--the Clabbernappers.
On his breathtaking adventure across the Checkered Sea, Danny will encounter lots of exotic creatures, including Coal Trolls, Gimmion Gott, the Potter Wasp, the Red Bats, Tantarrabobs and the Ghost of Buckholly Harbor. His battles will pit him against the Sarska Pirates, the Nightmare Queen...and the evil King Dru-Mordeloch.
Clabbernappers is thrilling high comic adventure from a remarkable new writer.

作者简介 Len Bailey is a voice-over actor and sometime bagpipe player. He lives “quietly” with his wife and three boys in the western suburbs of Chicago. Clabbernappers is his first book.

专业书评 From Booklist

Gr. 4-6. Junior division rodeo champion Danny Ray has never had an offer like this: if he steps through a mysterious door, he is promised the adventure of a lifetime. He strides confidently through and enters a land of chess pieces and mayhem. Someone has stolen the queen, and Danny Ray agrees to bring her home in seven days--during which he encounters a ghostly eater of men, the dreaded Dru Mordeloch, and insectlike pirates who seem to be everywhere on the great Checkered Sea. It's a world of chess, with rook and knight sailing vessels on an endless checkerboard that changes colors with the seasons, and, as it turns out, Clabbernappers are much better than Tantarabobs for gaining on or escaping the enemy. Action is paramount in the imaginatively told tale, which is filled with near misses and close calls that stack up before the satisfying ending. Bailey's rousing adventure, first in a planned series, will appeal to young chess lovers and pirate fans alike. Cindy Welch
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From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6–An unusual combination of chess, royalty, pirates, and a cowboy characterizes this adventure. When junior-division rodeo champion Danny Ray steps through a mysterious door at an amusement park, he finds himself in the strangest place he's ever seen: an enormous Checkered Sea, populated by characters both good and evil. As the 11-year-old sets off to find King Krystal's kidnapped queen, he encounters many exotic characters, including coal-trolls, a giant wasp, red bats, and tantarrabobs. This fast-paced story is filled with several battles, humor, and a chilling scene or two. While interesting and wonderfully written ("The fog lay heavy, expectant, as if the air itself was listening"), the language may prove too daunting for some readers. Recommend this unique tale to fans of chess, pirate stories, nonstop action, and fantastic characters.–Jessi Platt, Auburn Public Library, AL
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文摘 Chapter One

The Mumpokers

POP!

A dart flashed in the sunlight and popped a red balloon. The young cowboy raised his fists in the air. His sparkling blue eyes squinted as he laughed and let out a shout. The boys and girls in line behind him hooted and hollered, the passersby at the Cherokee County Fair Grounds looking over with questioning glances.

“Seven balloons in a row!” said the proprietor behind the counter. “That ain’t never been done---not while I been here!”

“What’s my prize?” asked the cowboy, his red-and-yellow-striped shirtsleeves crossing. “Can I have that there stuffed red lizard?”

“Nope. That’s a grand prize,” said the man, shaking his head. He wore a Harley-Davidson vest and black T-shirt, and black gloves with the fingers cut off. “You gotta to pop ten balloons in a row.”

“Gimme some more darts!” said the cowboy, reaching in his pocket and putting down his last quarter.

“I’ll bet you can do it!” chuckled the man, handing him three more darts. His gray eyes fastened on the cowboy’s large ornate belt buckle, which sparkled in the sunlight. “Champion calf roper, are you?”

“Bull rider!” said the cowboy proudly, pointing out the figure of a man on the back of a bucking, twirling bull. “But I’m still pretty good with a rope.”

“Bet you are!” The man twirled his black beard around his finger. “I’ll bet you could do darn near anything you set your mind to. What’s your name, cowboy?”

“Danny Ray,” he replied, fixing his stance and raising one of the darts.

But then the proprietor leaned over the counter and lowered his voice. “I got something a lot more exciting than that there red lizard.” He motioned with his head to the side. R
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