The Chronicles of Harris Burdick

Written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg · Written by Tabitha King Jon Scieszka Sherman Alexie Gregory Maguire Walter Dean Myers Linda Sue Park Cory Doctorow Jules Feiffer Lois Lowry Kate DiCamillo M. T. Anderson Louis Sachar , and Stephen King

Fourteen mysterious pictures, each missing its story, finally get their tales.

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208 pages· 48,722 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· 840L· AR 5.4 · 8 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

For decades, readers have puzzled over the strange drawings in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, each with only a title and a caption. Here fourteen celebrated writers each take one picture and tell the story behind it, from eerie and creepy to funny and touching. Introduced by Lemony Snicket.

From the publisher

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of bestselling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. For more than twenty-five years, the illustrations in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg have intrigued and entertained readers of all ages. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to go with these enigmatic pictures. Now we've asked some of our very best storytellers to spin the tales. Enter The Chronicles of Harris Burdick to gather this incredible compendium of stories: mysterious, funny, creepy, poignant, these are tales you won't soon forget.This inspired collection of short stories features many remarkable, best-selling authors in the worlds of both adult and children's literature: Sherman Alexie, M.T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, Jules Feiffer, Stephen King, Tabitha King, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, Walter Dean Myers, Linda Sue Park, Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka, Lemony Snicket, and Chris Van Allsburg himself.Van Allsburg's illustrations have evoked such wonderment and imagination since Harris Burdick's original publication in 1984; many have speculated or have woven their own stories to go with his images. More than ever, the illustrations send off their eerie call for text and continue to compel and pick at the reader's brain for a backstory--a threaded tale behind the image. In this book, we've collected some of the best storytellers to spin them.

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