A Corner of White (the Colors of Madeleine, Book 1): Volume 1

The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty!

This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world).Elliot, on the other hand, is in search of his father, who disappeared on the night his uncle was found dead. The talk in the town of Bonfire (in the Kingdom of Cello) is that Elliot's dad may have killed his brother and run away with the Physics teacher. But Elliot refuses to believe it. And he is determined to find both his dad and the truth.As Madeleine and Elliot move closer to unraveling their mysteries, they begin to exchange messages across worlds -- through an accidental gap that hasn't appeared in centuries. But even greater mysteries are unfolding on both sides of the gap: dangerous weather phenomena called "color storms;" a strange fascination with Isaac Newton; the myth of the "Butterfly Child," whose appearance could end the droughts of Cello; and some unexpected kisses...

Author: Jaclyn Moriarty
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.86w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780545397360
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 157721 / Corner of White


Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2013 pg. 75
Booklist 02/15/2013 pg. 75
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2013 pg. 430
School Library Journal 05/01/2013 pg. 120
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 91
Publishers Weekly 05/13/2013
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 37
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2013 pg. 55

About the Author
Jaclyn Moriarty is the award-winning author of A Corner of White, The Cracks in the Kingdom, A Tangle of Gold, The Year of Secret Assignments, The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, The Ghosts of Ashbury High, and The Spell Book of Listen Taylor. A former media and entertainment lawyer, Jaclyn grew up in Sydney, Australia, lived in the United States, Canada, and UK, and now lives in Sydney again. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.