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Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel
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Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel has published more than 15 books for children. In 1995, he won the Air Canada Award for the best Canadian writer under the age of 30. Formerly Books for Young People Editor at Quill & Quire magazine, he now writes full time. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and children.

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Greenfield Patch, February 7, 2012
...the cold and dark building or risk going for help into the mountainous snowdrifts. This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel Gothic horror, midnight terror and forbidden alchemy abound as young Victor Frankenstein, with the help of the beautiful and...
The Grid, January 11, 2012
...high-school English class. YA fiction is by no means all rubbish—authors like Philip Pullman ( His Dark Materials ) and Kenneth Oppel ( Skybreaker ) are world-class talents with a philosophical edge. The question is, why should they be ghettoized?...
Register-Guard, December 4, 2011
...Room,” by Emma Donoghue; “Before I Go to Sleep,” by S.J. Watson; and “This Dark Endeavor” by Kenneth Oppel. The playlist offers a range of choices, including a video trailer, excerpts from the book, reviews and information about the author....
Canada NewsWire, November 30, 2011
...James Dashner Beauty Queens, Libba Bray Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs This Dark Endeavour, Kenneth Oppel Shine, Lauren Myracle The Scorpio Races, Maggie Stiefvater Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Laini Taylor Monster Calls, Patrick...
Saanich News, November 29, 2011
...to books, try these bestselling fantasy titles. Teens who loved Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief will enjoy Kenneth Oppel’s Silverwing trilogy. This popular Canadian series is about a runt of a bat who struggles to find his place in his colony....
Christian Science Monitor, November 9, 2011
...Schuster) Wonderstruck written and illustrated by Brian Selznick (Scholastic) This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel (Simon & Schuster) The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) Okay For...
Guelph Mercury, November 4, 2011
...Coates, Blink & Caution, by Tim Wynne-Jones, No Ordinary Day, by Deborah Ellis and This Dark Endeavour, by Kenneth Oppel and (for illustration) Red Wagon, by Renata Liwska. Brenda Hoerle is an arts and life copy editor with the Waterloo Region Record and...
Mundie Moms, October 13, 2011
...Forgotten by Cat Patrick, stand alone- Queen in Exile by Donna Hatch, stand alone- This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel, stand alone- Between the Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, stand aloneSeries/Sequels still in progress: These are books who's sequels...
Heaven, Hell and Purgatory - Book Reviews, October 9, 2011
...In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story SirenSo I've been away the last 10 days because ...I was sunning myself in beautiful Alvor, Portugal. Had an awesome time, very relaxing, the scenery is beyond gorgeous...like paradise! The food was heavenly too,...
Serendipity Reviews, October 2, 2011
...I was over the moon when Random House said that I could interview Kenneth Oppel about his new book This Dark Endeavour which comes out in October. After reading the book I had so many questions, which luckily he didn't  mind answering!Your book...
Stella Matutina, October 1, 2011
...Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson - keeper203. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips - seller204. Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel - library205. Living With Ghosts by Kari Sperring - library206. Blood and Other Cravings, ed. by Ellen Datlow - keeper207....
The Book Mine Set, October 1, 2011
...draw to win this wonderful prize pack from HarperCollins Canada:1. This Dark Endeavour, a prequel to Frankenstein. Kenneth Oppel is the award winner of numerous awards including the Governor General Award, the Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the...
Becky's Book Reviews, September 25, 2011
...s Book ReviewsMister Creecher. Chris Priestly. 2011. Bloomsbury. 390 pages. This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein. Kenneth Oppel. 2011. Simon & Schuster. 304 pages.I, Claudius. Robert Graves. 1934. 480 pages.The Autobiography of...
Becky's Book Reviews, September 23, 2011
...This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein. Kenneth Oppel. 2011. Simon & Schuster. 304 pages.We found the monster on a rocky ledge high above the lake. For three dark days my brother and I had tracked it...