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Kenneth Oppel

KENNETH OPPEL is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General’s Literary Award; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s Novel of the Year by The Times (London). He is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavor, Such Wicked Intent and The Boundless. Born on Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and in England and Ireland, and now resides in Toronto with his wife and children.

WEB: www.kennethoppel.ca

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kennethoppel

JON KLASSEN is the author-illustrator of This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. He is also the illustrator of Cats' Night Out, which won the Governor General’s Award; The Dark, a finalist for the same award; House Held Up by Trees, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, also a Caldecott Honor Book. He created the concept art for Coraline, the stop-motion animated film based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Originally from Niagara Falls, he now lives in Los Angeles.

WEB: www.burstofbeaden.com

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Books by Kenneth Oppel

Silverwing: The Graphic Novel

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
illustrated by Christopher Steininger

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

Ghostlight

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 18
Grades
5 to 12

Thrive

A Novel

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Hatch

A Novel

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Inkling

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
illustrated by Sydney Smith

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

Bloom

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Every Hidden Thing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
14 to 18
Grades
9 to 12

The Nest

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
illustrated by Jon Klassen

Resources
Resources
Ages
10 to 18
Grades
5 to 12

Kenneth Oppel - Airborn Trilogy

Airborn, Skybreaker, Starclimber

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
read by David Kelly & The Full Cast Family

Ages
10 to 12
Grades
5 to 7

This Dark Endeavor

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
read by Luke Daniels

Ages
12 to 14
Grades
7 to 9

Kenneth Oppel Silverwing Series: Four-Book Bundle

Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing, and Darkwing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 10
Grades
1 to 5

Kenneth Oppel's The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein: Two-Book Bundle

This Dark Endeavour and Such Wicked Intent Plus Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

Kenneth Oppel Airborn Series: Three-Book Bundle

Airborn, Skybreaker, and Starclimber

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

The Boundless Gift Edition

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Devil's Cure

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

The Boundless

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
4 to 6

Skybreaker (10th Anniversary Edition)

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Starclimber (10th Anniversary Edition)

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Airborn 10th Anniversary Edition

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Awake and Dreaming

Puffin Classics Edition

by (author) Kit Pearson
foreword by Kenneth Oppel

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

Guys Read: The Klack Bros. Museum

A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

Guys Read: Other Worlds

by (author) Jon Scieszka, Rick Riordan, Tom Angleberger, D.J. MacHale, Rebecca Stead, Ray Bradbury, Shaun Tan, Neal Shusterman, Shannon Hale, Kenneth Oppel & Eric S. Nylund
illustrated by Greg Ruth

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7

Half Brother

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 9

Such Wicked Intent

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 9

This Dark Endeavour (with Bonus Material)

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

This Dark Endeavour

Apprenticeship Of Victor Frankenstein

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Silverwing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Sunwing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Starclimber

10th Anniversary Edition

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 7

Airborn

10th Anniversary Edition

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
8 to 12

Dead Water Zone

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
8 to 12

Firewing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

The Live-Forever Machine

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Skybreaker

10th Anniversary Edition

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 7

Darkwing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 12

Au-delà du ciel

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
9 to 18
Grades
4 to 12

This Dark Endeavour

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Get Your Book On!

Free Teen eSampler

by (author) Neal Shusterman, Lisa McMann, Moira Young, Elana Johnson, Jennifer Echols, Karsten Knight, Amy Reed & Kenneth Oppel

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

A Crazy Case Of Robots

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

A Bad Case Of Ghosts

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

A Strange Case Of Magic

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

A Weird Case Of Super-Goo

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

A Creepy Case Of Vampires

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

An Incredible Case Of Dinosaurs

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 4

Starclimber

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

The King's Taster

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
illustrated by Lou Fancher

Ages
8
Grades
3

Skybreaker

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Airborn

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Silverwing 10th Anniversary 10c Signed Ctn

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Peg And The Yeti

by (author) Kenneth Oppel
illustrated by Barbara Reid

Firewing

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
10 to 14
Grades
5 to 9

Firewing Tpb

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Peg And The Whale

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Live Forever Machine

by (author) Kenneth Oppel

Cosimo Cat

by (author) Kenneth Oppel