Status
Available
Local notes
Fic Ale
Collection
Publication
Dutton's Children Books (1991), Edition: 1st, 273 pages
Description
Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a perilous quest and emerges triumphantly into manhood.
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1994)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1998)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 1993)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1993-1994)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 1992)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 1992)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle School — 1993)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
273 p.; 5.76 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member MrsLee
I enjoyed this journey very much. Don't read the questions at the end of the chapters, unless you read them like the old serial narrators did in Zorro and Flash Gordon. They annoyed me. The tale itself is very stylized in the Chinese fairy tale fashion. I quite enjoyed it. Nice moral, without
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shoving it down your throat. Even humor, gentle humor. Favorite character: Moxa. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lauren_W
I love all things by Lloyd Alexander, and this particular book holds a very squishy place in my heart. The story follows the young, idealistic prince as he sets forth on a journey. There is not a dull chapter. Every story and every character ties into the ending. Prince Jen manages to lose
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everything and everyone he sets out with, but still triumphs in a surprising way when he finds his way home. Dramatic chapter endings, and wonderful character voices, make this a great bedtime story for 7-12 year olds. Show Less
Other editions
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander (Paperback)
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Pages
273