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Roderick Townley

Born

June 07, 1942

Website

http://www.rodericktownley.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Roderick Townley is an American author of juvenile, young adult, and adult books, including books of poetry, nonfiction, and literary criticism. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and was for many years a poet and fiction writer, and for a time lived in New York City and wrote for TV Guide, The Village Voice and other publications. In 2001, he began the Sylvie Cycle, a metafictional series about the spunky, fictional Princess Sylvie who lives her life in a book.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 4,135 ratings · 618 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Great Good Thing (The Sylvie Cycle, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,795 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue Shoe: A Tale of Thievery, Villainy, Sorcery, and Shoes by Roderick Townley, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Labyrinth (The Sylvie Cycle, #2) by Roderick Townley, Omar Rayyan (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Door in the Forest 3.56 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Thread 3.44 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Constellation of Sylvie (The Sylvie Cycle, #3) 3.61 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bitter Magic 3.83 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sky 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Errands: How Poets Use Dreams 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mozart's Pigtail it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Roderick Townley

The Sylvie Cycle (3 books)
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Roderick Townley

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Quotes by Roderick Townley (?)

“There is all the difference in the world between treasure and money.”
― Roderick Townley, The Great Good Thing

tags: money, treasure, value

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“Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.”
― Roderick Townley, The Great Good Thing

tags: fantasy, humor

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“The sun shines. Readers read.”
― Roderick Townley, The Great Good Thing

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