The Kingdom of Kevin Malone

by Suzy McKee Charnas

Book Overview

To escape the abuse of his now-dead father, Kevin Malone has created his own magical world, the Fayre Farre, and he is Prince Kavian. Amy, a former classmate, arrives in the final days before the epic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152007563
• ISBN13: 9780152007560
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

SUSPENSEFUL and full of EXCITING things at its VERY BEST!!!

This book was awesome! I could hardly wait to start reading it again after I went to school or had do something. I encourage everyone to buy and read this book. Believe me,it's on my top favorite list!! So,don't waste any time in reading this delightful,enchanting,engrossing fantasy book!!

I Wonder

This book was really good. I wonder what the creatures that Kevin created looked like. And I would definately buy the sequel. If there is going to be one.

Disagree strongly with "Distressed Teenager's" pan...why??

Had I had this novel available when I was working with "Distressed's" counterparts and teaching English some years ago, I would have been a happy camper! This little jewel of a novel makes a believably realistic case for the role that well-written and highly perceptive fantasy can play in helping teens deal with very real problems of death, loss, abuse and separation. Amy, trying to cope with the death of a much-loved cousin escapes by magic into a fantasy kingdom created by a former childhood bully. She rescues him and learns a much-needed lesson in tolerance and understanding while doing so. The issues are real; the fantasy aspects, extraordinarily well-conceived; and it seems to me that Ms. Charnas has done an absolutely superb job of helping teens "walk in another's moccasins" to see and gain valuable insight into real-life problems. As an adult, I loved this book! And I've shared it with young friends of "Distressed's" age who found it equally meaningful. I'm delighted to see it back in print for all ages to read and ENJOY!

And Just What IS Reality?

Amy was in Central Park skating with her best friend when she spotted him. Kevin Malone was a bully from Amy's childhood. She followed him into a tunnel and straight into the world of the Fayre Farre. Kevin had not just run away from an abusive father all those years ago. Instead, Kevin MADE Fayre Farre and disappeared from reality into his own world. A world as real as Amy's. But Fayre Farre has changed since Kevin's childhood. Now it is in dire need of a hero...him, of course. However, it seems Amy and two of her girl friends are part of Kevin's prophacy too. Only with their help can Fayre Farre be saved. But in order to save his world, Amy must first save Kevin...and she does not even like him. ***Oh, it was so much fun to read this one! It brought back memories of how much I loved Young Adult books when I was twelve and up. In fact, I decided to keep this fantasy always. (*wicked grin*) Teenage ladies will love this one!!!***

Undoubtedly a GREAT book!

This is one of my fave books to read. With cool characters and thrilling monstrosities, I think it is one of the best books with a main character having such a serious past (history of abuse by his father). Normally, I wouldn't read a book that had that material. Really, YOU should read this!