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Alexander Key

Born

in La Plata, MD, The United States

September 21, 1904

Died

July 25, 1979

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books

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An American science fiction writer, most of whose books were aimed at a juvenile audience. He became a nationally known illustrator before he became an author. After he began writing novels for young people, he moved his family to the North Carolina mountains, and most of his books include that wild and rugged landscape.

His novel Escape to Witch Mountain was made into a popular film in 1975 and again in 1995. His novel The Incredible Tide became a popular anime series, Future Boy Conan.

He is known for his portrayals of alien but human-like people who have psychic powers and a close communion with nature, and who can speak with animals. In The Strange White ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 8,998 ratings · 964 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors

	Escape to Witch Mountain 3.91 avg rating — 3,635 ratings — published 1968 — 22 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 Forgotten Door 4.11 avg rating — 2,780 ratings — published 1965 — 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
	المد الهائل by Alexander Key, ميرنا الرشيد (ترجمة) 3.23 avg rating — 1,088 ratings — published 1970 — 21 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
	Return from Witch Mountain 3.79 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1978 — 6 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 Case of the Vanishing Boy 4.16 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1979 — 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 Magic Meadow by Alexander Key, Dorothy Alden Smith (Designer) 4.19 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1975 — 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
	The Sword of Aradel 3.84 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1977 — 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
	Rivets and Sprockets 4.31 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1964 — 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
	Flight to the Lonesome Place really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1971 — 8 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
	Jagger, the Dog from Elsewhere 4.33 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1976 — 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

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Witch Mountain (2 books)
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“Across a threshold, and somewhere far beyond, there is a hill where the valley people often gather when the day’s work is done. From it you can watch the glittering night unfold, and see the whole magic sweep when the shooting stars begin to stream like jewels across the sky. Even the deer come out to watch, unafraid.”
― Alexander Key, The Forgotten Door

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“It was so wonderful to find people who were, well, like people should be.”
― Alexander Key, The Forgotten Door

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“Somehow, by some accident, he had been lost on a planet that was not his own.”
― Alexander Key, The Forgotten Door

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