The Neverending Story

The Neverending StoryUnicorns, dragons, sprites, will o' the wisps: the inhabitants of an enchanted world. And into this world through the pages of an old book ventures Bastian, a lonely boy of ten or twelve. But Fantastica is slowly decaying, its Childlike Empress dying. Only a real human being can set things right by giving the Empress a new name. Bastian takes up the challenge, and finds himself crossing the Swamps of Sadness and the Silver Mountains, meeting sorcerers

Unicorns, dragons, sprites, will-o'-the-wisps: the inhabitants of an enchanted world. And into this world - through the pages of an old book - ventures Bastian, a lonely boy of ten or twelve. But Fantastica is slowly decaying, its Childlike Empress dying. Only a real human being can set things right by giving the Empress a new name. Bastian takes up the challenge, and finds himself crossing the Swamps of Sadness and the Silver Mountains, meeting sorcerers and giants, bats and night-hobs, gnomes and racing snails, as he journeys bravely toward the Ivory Tower, Bastian's quest is filled with all the wonders of myth and fairy tale. It is a fantasy adventure that will capture your heart - and recapture the magical dreams of childhood.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 07/20/1984
ISBN: 9780140074314
Pages: 377
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.08w x 0.72d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 15578 / Neverending Story
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18