Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.
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Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.
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Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica? -An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive---The Washington Post-A trumpet blast for the imagination.---Sunday Times
Critic Reviews
“"An instantaneous leap into the magical ... Energetic, innovative, and perceptive" -- The Washington Post "A rich, enjoyable read ... Succeeds by drawing in the most potent elements of fairytale, myth, and invented fantasy." -- The Observer "You might just get in touch with the child in you who clapped her hands for Tinker Bell." -- Glamour "A trumpet blast for the imagination." -- Sunday Times”
Praise for The Neverending Story... -An instantaneous leap into the magical ... Energetic, innovative, and perceptive---The Washington Post -A rich, enjoyable read ... Succeeds by drawing in the most potent elements of fairytale, myth, and invented fantasy.---The Observer -You might just get in touch with the child in you who clapped her hands for Tinker Bell.---Glamour -A trumpet blast for the imagination.---Sunday Times
About the Author
Ende attended drama school from 1948 to 1950; after which, he worked variously as an actor, a writer of sketches and plays, a director of Volkstheater in Munich, and a film critic for the Bavarian broadcasting company.
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The classic tale of Bastian and the book that magically comes to life. Bastian Balthazar Bux is shy, awkward, and certainly not heroic. His only escape is reading books. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica-so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he has been the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?
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