Falling In

Name: Falling In
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell
ISBN: 9781449824587

Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell

Narrator: Jessica Almasy

Unabridged: 5 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/14/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Children's Social Themes, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Edgar Award-winning author Frances O'Roark Dowell pens this imaginative tale that evokes such delightful classics as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. While waiting outside the principal's office at school, Isabelle Bean stumbles upon another world. It's just like a fairy tale-until Isabelle is mistaken for a witch, all thanks to her favorite pair of boots.

About Frances O'Roark Dowell

Frances O’Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; Where I’d Like to Be; The Secret Language of Girls and its sequels The Kind of Friends We Used to Be and The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away; Chicken Boy; Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; Falling In; The Second Life of Abigail Walker, which received three starred reviews; Anybody Shining; Ten Miles Past Normal; Trouble the Water; the Sam the Man series; The Class; How to Build a Story; and most recently, Hazard. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carissa on September 23, 2010

probably will get this one confused with the Lost Children book that I just recently read (also about falling into another world with unfortunate children), but it was definitely different. I actually loved the writing in this one--very non-traditional (the author tends to jump in at times and just......more

Goodreads review by Christina on August 09, 2015

Isabelle Bean is a quirky middle schooler that is pretty much in her own world. On her way to the principal's office, she opens the door and then literally falls into this fantasy world. In this world the children are running from a witch and they fear perhaps Isabelle could be THE witch. What is ev......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on September 21, 2010

A fun quirky and inventive fantasy for elementary and middle school readers. While different in tone than Kate DiCamillo's Tale of Desperaux, the author's direct aside to readers creates a similar feel. Readers who enjoyed the story of an undersized mouse with big dreams will likely enjoy the story......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on June 14, 2010

One Sentence Review: Dowell comes as close as she ever has doing fantasy and the result is a rather lovely reinterpretation of witch-related fairy tales.......more

Goodreads review by Carissa on August 26, 2017

You know when you feel like you just don't belong? Or have you ever wished/pretended/hoped you were actually from another place or land or family? That's kind of what Isabelle feels in this book. She just doesn't belong and one day she falls into another world and her hopes are confirmed. Actually t......more