Title: The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
Author: Lloyd Alexander
Genre: Children's Epic Fantasy / High Adventure / Folklore & Myth
Edition: True First Edition, First Printing (August 2008)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Embark on a grand, sweeping journey across a vibrant fantasy realm heavily inspired by classical folklore and the sweeping scale of the Arabian Nights. In The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, legendary author Lloyd Alexander delivers his final masterpiece—a brilliant, standalone high adventure brimming with humor, philosophical depth, and unyielding spirit. The story follows young Carlo Chuchio, an idealistic boy whose head is filled with heroic grand designs but whose pockets are empty. Yearning to escape his mundane life, he sets off to seek hidden treasure along the fabled Road of Golden Dreams, armed with nothing but determination and a map purchased from a bazaar merchant peddling slightly used dreams.
Carlo's ambitious quest quickly spins out of control when he teams up with Baksheesh, widely known as the world's worst camel-puller. Leading a chaotic caravan through the exotic and dangerous kingdom of Keshavar, Carlo encounters a dizzying cast of characters, including a beautiful, mysterious Kirkassi girl, cold-eyed villains, and smiling killers. Stripped of all his possessions down to his underdrawers, mistakenly heralded as a mighty warrior, and tangled up in political schemes as a suspected crown prince, Carlo finds himself risking his life for a legendary treasure that might not even exist.
Infused with wisdom, love, and compassion, this hardcover volume is a great read for young adult readers and read-aloud story for families. Alexander's final literary gift beautifully balances high-stakes suspense with a lighthearted, witty narrative cadence.
Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007): One of the most celebrated and influential American authors of children's fantasy literature. Over a career spanning half a century, he penned more than forty books, earning the industry's highest accolades, including a Newbery Honor for The Black Cauldron and the prestigious John Newbery Medal in 1969 for The High King—the final book in his seminal high fantasy masterpiece, The Chronicles of Prydain. Heavily influenced by his love of Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and global mythologies, Alexander masterfully wove universal themes of morality, mercy, and everyday bravery into magical worlds. The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio represents the culmination of his career, completed just before his passing in 2007, allowing him to proudly state, "I have finished my life work."
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