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    The Genie of Sutton Place

    By George Selden

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    In The Genie of Sutton Place by award-winning author George Selden, a young boy recounts the events of the summer when he had the services of an Arabian genie at his disposal.

    "Tim turns to his dead father's diaries for some occult wisdom to help him keep Sam, a beloved mongrel his aunt has banished from their apartment. What he finds is a spell that summons the genie Abdullah from a thousand years' captivity in a woven carpet.” —Starred, Booklist

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateFeb 25, 2014
    ISBN9781466863637
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    The Genie of Sutton Place
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    George Selden

    George Selden (1929-1989) was the author of A Cricket in Times Square, winner of the 1961 Newbery Honor and a timeless children's classic. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Selden received his B.A. from Yale, where he was a member of the Elizabethan Club and contributed to the literary magazine. He spent three summer sessions at Columbia University and, after college, studied for a year in Rome on a Fulbright Scholarship. People often asked Selden how he got the idea for The Cricket in Times Square. "One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in the Times Square subway station. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although they happen all too infrequently." The popular Cricket series grew to seven titles, including Tucker's Countryside and The Old Meadow. In 1973, The Cricket in Times Square was made into an animated film. Selden wrote more than fifteen books, as well as two plays. His storytelling blends the marvelous with the commonplace realities of life, and it was essential to him that his animal characters display true emotions and feelings.

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    • 4/5
      It took me a bit to get into it, because the kid is very self-consciously trying to tell us everything that happened during that magical, mystifying summer. It's hard for him to start at the beginning, because he feels his memories fading and he wants to get it all down asap.

      But as he gets into the groove, we realize that his story isn't just about magic, and it's definitely not just a fun romp. Sure, it can be read as a silly (mis)adventure, but it's also enjoyable for the adult reader, who aches for this orphan, and for the genie, and for most of the rest of the characters, too. Even the lawyer turns out to have redeeming qualities.

      Fine work of literature for all ages.