The Genie of Sutton Place

The Genie of Sutton Place
Author George Selden
Country United States
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux[1]
Publication date
 March 15, 1973[2]
Media type Print
Pages 175
ISBN 0374325278
OCLC 658116
LC Class PZ7.T37154 Ge[1]

The Genie of Sutton Place is a 1973 supernatural young adult novel by George Selden, who was most famous for The Cricket in Times Square. Sutton Place was Selden's second most popular novel after the Times Square series, but as it began to deal with more mature themes, its accessibility to children was somewhat more limited. Selden, who was bisexual, generally kept his personal life outside his works directed at youngsters. Together with William Sleator, this makes him the second widely read bisexual children's book writer, cultural prejudice of which required silence at a time when HIV was ravaging the gay-bisex community.

Plot

Sutton Place deals with a young man, his coming-of-age, and a thousand-year old genie. Interactions of absolute power (supernatural) vs. daily life are examined; action and adventure unfold in conjunction with a transformed dog.

Reception

The New York Times gave Sutton Place a mixed review[3] but Kirkus Reviews called it "brisk and breathless".[2] Since then, the book has remained a topic of study at the grade school level.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The genie of Sutton Place". Library of Congress Catalog. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. 1 2 "The Genie of Sutton Place". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  3. ↑ Lanes, Selma (June 24, 1973). "Reviews: The Genie of Sutton Place". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  4. ↑ "The Genie of Sutton Place". Fall 2002. Super Readers; Germantown Academy (www.ga.k12.pa.us). Archived 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2012-04-09.


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