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Poor Princess Anya. Forced to live with her evil stepmother's new husband, her evil stepstepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her stepstepfather decides to make the kingdom entirely his own.
Aided by a loyal talking dog, a boy thief trapped in the body of a newt, and some extraordinarily mischievous wizards, Anya sets off on a Quest that, if she plays it right, will ultimately free her land-and teach her a thing or two about the use of power, the effectiveness of a well-placed pucker, and the finding of friends in places both high and low.
With Frogkisser!, acclaimed bestselling author Garth Nix has conjured a fantastical tale for all ages, full of laughs and danger, surprises and delights, and an immense population of frogs. It's 50% fairy tale, 50% fantasy, and 100% pure enjoyment from start to finish.
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“Narrator Marisa Calin has a marvelous way of interpreting this story’s characters—human, animal, and fantastical…Calin enlivens each, beginning with Ardent, Anya’s faithful hound. Calin melds barking, panting, and speech to bring out the comedy of the overzealous, food-oriented dog. With similar tongue-in-cheek humor, Calin also takes on the booming voice of the giant, the brogue of the seven dwarfs, and gentle wisdom of Merlin. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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“The audiobook is narrated by the actress and novelist Marisa Calin, who does a fantastic job. She has a British accent, which somehow makes all fairy tales twenty-six percent better. Her upbeat tone is well-suited to the book’s jaunty style and amusing quests—such as the search for a magic lip balm needed for proper amphibian kissing.”
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“Nix…masterfully infuses the weight of first recognizing one’s privilege with humor. Great fun with heart.”
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“With wonderfully inventive creatures, challenging vocabulary, and a captivating story, this fantasy is recommended as a first purchase for YA collections.”
— School Library Journal (starred review) -
“Well-developed characters, an unfailing sense of humor, and polished prose make Nix’s uproarious adventure a pleasure to read.”
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“Nix has stirred up an intoxicating brew in Frogkisser!...[with] weasel warriors, wizards, witches with add-on warts, druids, librarians ‘going owl,’ and flying carpet rides. When the Bill of Rights and Wrongs is reestablished in the kingdom, all ends happily—exactly as a fairy tale should.”
— VOYA
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A 2017 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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About Garth Nix
Garth Nix, born in Melbourne, Australia, is a novelist whose books have won the Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy Novel, Best Young Adult Novel, and Best Children’s Novel. His books have appeared on the bestseller lists of Publishers Weekly, the Guardian, and the Australian, and his work has been translated in forty languages.
About Marisa Calin
Marisa Calin is an actress, novelist, and multiple Earphones Award–winning narrator born in England and educated in New York at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts. An artist with a flair for everything literary, she has written a young adult novel, You & Me, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.