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Lies of a Toymaker by Jacobson, Kelly Ann
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- Condition
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- Paperback
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- ISBN
- 9781953103512
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Three Rooms Press
ISBN-10
1953103510
ISBN-13
9781953103512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20071316085
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lies of a Toymaker : a Pinocchio Retelling
Number of Pages
290 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, Animals / Mythical Creatures, Lgbt
Publication Year
2025
Genre
Young Adult Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Reviews
High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "Jacobson takes her readers on a captivating journey in Lies of a Toymaker , an imaginative retelling told with grit and heart." --Meagan Brother, author, Weird Girl and What's His Name " Lies of a Toymaker gleefully turns folklore on its head, gender-bending, raising the stakes, and leaving the reader to question how we understand the world. If toys come to life, might life also be reduced to the confines of a toy? Jacobson tempers whimsy with a severe, dark edge in this wonderfully imagined retelling. --Michael Chin, author, This Year's Ghost "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker 's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "In this complex, fantasy nod toward Pinocchio, our heroine is brash and clever, wildly uninformed about her own life but equipped with a strong sense of justice that guides her choices. ... Although a foreknowledge of the influencing story is not necessary, true Pinocchio fans will appreciate the overlapping themes and scenes, including the welcome appearance of a snarky cricket." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "In the fun fantasy novel Lies of a Toymaker , a girl explores her sense of identity and purpose in a world where toys come alive." --Foreword Reviews "A wild ride which artfully twists Carlo Collodi's classic children's novel into anunforgettable dark adventure . . . A page-turning pleasure " --Julia Watts, author, Needlework "Jacobson takes her readers on a captivating journey in Lies of a Toymaker , an imaginative retelling told with grit and heart." --Meagan Brother, author, Weird Girl and What's His Name " Lies of a Toymaker gleefully turns folklore on its head, gender-bending, raising the stakes, and leaving the reader to question how we understand the world. If toys come to life, might life also be reduced to the confines of a toy? Jacobson tempers whimsy with a severe, dark edge in this wonderfully imagined retelling. --Michael Chin, author, This Year's Ghost "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker 's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "In the fun fantasy novel Lies of a Toymaker , a girl explores her sense of identity and purpose in a world where toys come alive." --Foreword Reviews "Jacobson takes her readers on a captivating journey in Lies of a Toymaker , an imaginative retelling told with grit and heart." --Meagan Brother, author, Weird Girl and What's His Name " Lies of a Toymaker gleefully turns folklore on its head, gender-bending, raising the stakes, and leaving the reader to question how we understand the world. If toys come to life, might life also be reduced to the confines of a toy? Jacobson tempers whimsy with a severe, dark edge in this wonderfully imagined retelling. --Michael Chin, author, This Year's Ghost "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker 's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "In the fun fantasy novel Lies of a Toymaker , a girl explores her sense of identity and purpose in a world where toys come alive." --Foreword Reviews "A wild ride which artfully twists Carlo Collodi's classic children's novel into anunforgettable dark adventure . . . A page-turning pleasure " --Julia Watts, author, Needlework "Jacobson takes her readers on a captivating journey in Lies of a Toymaker , an imaginative retelling told with grit and heart." --Meagan Brother, author, Weird Girl and What's His Name " Lies of a Toymaker gleefully turns folklore on its head, gender-bending, raising the stakes, and leaving the reader to question how we understand the world. If toys come to life, might life also be reduced to the confines of a toy? Jacobson tempers whimsy with a severe, dark edge in this wonderfully imagined retelling. --Michael Chin, author, This Year's Ghost "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker 's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "What starts as a contemporary tale of a decaying mother-daughter relationship slips steadily into a fever dream of mysterious fairies and stolen childhoods, underscored by a haunting song. Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review, High Praise for LIES OF A TOYMAKER "In Kelly Ann Jacobson's retelling of Pinocchio, Lies of a Toymaker , a girl embraces heroism and self-discovery . . . Between Paige bickering with a plastic cricket companion with an attitude and fending off possessed animatronic clown-penguin abomination, strangeness and fun are plentiful.'" --Foreword Reviews "Jacobson takes her readers on a captivating journey in Lies of a Toymaker , an imaginative retelling told with grit and heart." --Meagan Brother, author, Weird Girl and What's His Name " Lies of a Toymaker gleefully turns folklore on its head, gender-bending, raising the stakes, and leaving the reader to question how we understand the world. If toys come to life, might life also be reduced to the confines of a toy? Jacobson tempers whimsy with a severe, dark edge in this wonderfully imagined retelling. --Michael Chin, author, This Year's Ghost "A gripping hero's journey, full of lush prose and heart-rending storytelling. Absolutely perfect for teen readers!" --Micki Janae, author, Of Blood and Lightning "Creepy and dreadful in all the best ways, Jacobson's poetic prose brings a sinister modern bent to the classic Pinnochio tale, stringing the reader into an engrossing family mystery unravelled only as far as she allows it. Lies of a Toymaker 's ethereal story will slowly sneak its way into your thoughts when you're not reading it, and you won't realize you're hooked until it's too late." --Rie Lee, author, Vessel Past Praise for Kelly Ann Jacobson For Robin and Her Misfits "A diverse and entertaining twist on a popular legend . . . Unreservedly recommended." --Midwest Book Review , Children's Bookwatch, LGBT Fiction Shelf "A queer retelling of Robin Hood full of heists, heart, and Florida humidity . . . Captures all the nuances of each main characters' personalities as well as the found family that made Robin Hood and his Merry Men such a beloved classic." --The Southern Bookseller Review "[A] rousing heist adventure . . . Jacobson's take on the well-known tale, told through a cinematic plotline, centers themes of found family and queer love." --Publishers Weekly For Tink and Wendy Gold Medal Winner, Young Adult Fiction Foreword INDIES Awards "This atmospheric reimaging is rife with divided loyalties and harsh tragedies. Introspective and character-driven, it retains the misty, fairy-tale feel of impossible things and childhood yearning . . . Jacobson shines in thoughtfully rendering the classic characters as well-rounded, complex, and flawed individuals." --School Library Journal "A masterful reinvention of the classic. Full of teenage angst and yearning, it is poignant, relatable, and full of contemporary appeal." --Foreword Reviews "A modern tale that completely reinvents the characters ... both beautiful and heartbreaking all in one." --The Southern Bookseller Review
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Synopsis
In Lies of a Toymaker , a retelling of the classic Pinocchio, Paige, a queer teen and wooden toymaker's daughter, is slowly turning into wood, and must cross the demonic Land of Toys to stop the evil Deathsprites before they destroy her world. Award-winning author Kelly Jacobson ( Tink and Wendy , Robin and Her Misfits ) delivers her latest fairytale retelling in this cross between the classic Pinocchio and a Stephen King novel like The Gunslinger, Paige (a queer eighteen-year-old girl) is a wooden toymaker's daughter dragged from state to state as her mother, Petta Vitaly, hawks her creations from their caravan. When they finally return to Petta's hometown, Paige discovers Toy Palace, her family's animatronic toy business, but she keeps the discovery from her mother--only to find that she has begun to turn into a wooden marionette. With the help of two girls who use Paige's interest in them to pull off the heist, Paige breaks into Toy Palace and finds out some of the family history her mother has been hiding from her. Though Paige is abandoned by the two girls, she discovers a captive fairy in one of the upper rooms of Toy Palace, Prince Alexio, who shows her that an entire realm, the Land of Toys, has been destroyed by fairies called the Deathsprites--and that her family has been using Prince Alexio's powers to help the evil fairies gain power through the animatronic toys they have been selling for the last eighteen years. Unable to cope with this new information, Paige runs away from Toy Palace and the captive prince, but her mother and a Toy Palace manager end up rescuing Prince Alexio instead. He finds Paige and takes her to the Land of Toys, where the Deathsprites have been turning sweet toys into terrible monsters determined to kill everything in their path. With the help of the talking cricket and Paige's newfound strength as a marionette, the two must cross the realm of piled toy parts and frightful creations to stop the Deathsprites from making a portal to Earth that will bring destruction on that planet, too. Lies of a Toymaker is a queer feminist YA retelling of the classic that reexamines what it means to "lie" for the benefit of others, and how the lines between truth and fiction are not always as clear as they seem. The book is told from several different perspectives, but follows Paige's journey most centrally. Many classics from the original story make an appearance, such as the whale, the talking cricket, the fox and the cat, and the Fairy with Azure Hair.
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