Nicholas Gannon

The Doldrums Nicholas Gannon

Publisher Marketing: Have you ever wanted to hold a little piece of the impossible? The Doldrums is an extraordinary debut about friendship, imagination, and the yearning for adventure, from author-artist Nicholas Gannon. A modern classic in the making, The Doldrums is for readers of inventive and timeless authors such as Brian Selznick and Lemony Snicket. Archer B. Helmsley wants an adventure. No, he needs an adventure. His grandparents were famous explorers ... until they got stuck atop that iceberg. Now Archer's mother barely lets him out of the house. As if that would stop a true Helmsley. Archer enlists Adelaide, the girl who, according to rumor, lost her leg to a crocodile; and Oliver, the boy next door, to help him rescue his grandparents. Author-artist Nicholas Gannon's imagination is even more fantastic than Archer's. The Doldrums whisks us off on an adventure full of sly humor, incredible detail, and enormous heart. With gorgeous, literary writing, Nicholas Gannon proves himself to be a rare and distinctive new talent. Be in it for the limitless imagination, for the characters who capture your heart, and for the rich world you'll want to settle into. But most of all, be in it for the friendship. That, after all, is the true adventure. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 51 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 69 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 84 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 10/02/2015 (EAN 9780062320940, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Gannon, Nicholas Nicholas Gannon is a graduate of Parsons School for Design. He has lived in many places since his childhood, including Minnesota and upstate New York, but he now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Contributor Bio:  Pinchot, Bronson Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award-winning narrator and Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.