by Kate Milford, Andrea Offermann
Full review at SFF Book Review.I'm surprised that with a title like this (and following Cherie Priest's succes with her "Boneshaker") this book doesn't get more attention. It is a wonderfully fun story about the little Missouri town of Arcane where Natalie is trying very hard to learn how to ride th...
13 year old Natalie Minks lives in the little town of Arcane, set at a crossroads, and the scene of many strange occurrences. Her mother is the undisputed source for all of the legends and stories about Arcane, from the crafty Jack, to the tale of how Old Tom Guyot beat the Devil in a guitar contest...
Goodreads SummaryThirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability ...
by Kate Milford*Opening line: “Strange things can happen at a crossroads.”From the front flap: “Strange things can happen at a crossroads, and the crossroads outside of Arcane, Missouri, is no exception. Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks knows all the odd, mysterious tales about her little town–she gr...
Can't be any worse the the other Boneshaker. Could be a lot better.
Great creepy story. Fantastic ending. A little too complex for many young readers.
A magical tale of secrets and wonder and the power of one's own confidence. The Boneshaker by Kate Milford (not to be mistaken with Boneshaker by Cherie Priest) begins with Natalie Minks in her sleepy little town of Arcane, where her biggest concern is trying to master riding her new bicycle, a bi...
It’s a beautifully written book, redolent with love of storytelling, folklore, and traditional music. It’s not as tightly-woven as I wanted it to be, though; I had to Google Wilbur Wright’s death in order to figure out when the book was set, and a few times times minor characters were so briefly men...
I actually started to read this once before, set it down 20 pages in, and now, a year later, I picked it back up and loved it. I love the setting and the smokey, sepia tone of the writing. I love the characters, especially Natalie Minks, our 13-year old heroine, who wears overalls and has an affinit...
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