The Wild Book
Juan Villoro
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From one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers. "We walked toward the part of the library where the air smelled as if it had been interred for years..... Finally, we got to the hallway where the wooden floor was the creakiest, and we sensed a strange whiff of excitement and fear. It smelled like a creature from a bygone time. It smelled like a dragon." Thirteen-year-old Juan's summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito's house for the entire break Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him, and he's the only one who can find the elusive, never-before-read Wild Book. But will Juan and his new friend Catalina get to The Wild Book before the wicked, story-stealing Pirate Book does? An unforgettable adventure story about books, libraries, and the power of reading, The Wild Book is the young readers' debut by beloved, prize-winning Mexican author Juan Villoro. It has sold over one million copies in Spanish.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Juan VilloroPublisher: YonderPublished: 11/14/2017ISBN: 9781632061478Pages: 240Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017Foreword 09/26/2017
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Juan Villoro
Publisher: Yonder
Published: 11/14/2017
ISBN: 9781632061478
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
Foreword 09/26/2017
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Juan Villoro
Publisher: Yonder
Published: 11/14/2017
ISBN: 9781632061478
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
Foreword 09/26/2017
Book Title
The Wild Book
ISBN
9781632061478
From one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers.
"We walked toward the part of the library where the air smelled as if it had been interred for years..... Finally, we got to the hallway where the wooden floor was the creakiest, and we sensed a strange whiff of excitement and fear. It smelled like a creature from a bygone time. It smelled like a dragon." Thirteen-year-old Juan's summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito's house for the entire break Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him, and he's the only one who can find the elusive, never-before-read Wild Book. But will Juan and his new friend Catalina get to The Wild Book before the wicked, story-stealing Pirate Book does? An unforgettable adventure story about books, libraries, and the power of reading, The Wild Book is the young readers' debut by beloved, prize-winning Mexican author Juan Villoro. It has sold over one million copies in Spanish.Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Juan Villoro
Publisher: Yonder
Published: 11/14/2017
ISBN: 9781632061478
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
Foreword 09/26/2017
From one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers.
"We walked toward the part of the library where the air smelled as if it had been interred for years..... Finally, we got to the hallway where the wooden floor was the creakiest, and we sensed a strange whiff of excitement and fear. It smelled like a creature from a bygone time. It smelled like a dragon." Thirteen-year-old Juan's summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito's house for the entire break Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him, and he's the only one who can find the elusive, never-before-read Wild Book. But will Juan and his new friend Catalina get to The Wild Book before the wicked, story-stealing Pirate Book does? An unforgettable adventure story about books, libraries, and the power of reading, The Wild Book is the young readers' debut by beloved, prize-winning Mexican author Juan Villoro. It has sold over one million copies in Spanish.Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Juan Villoro
Publisher: Yonder
Published: 11/14/2017
ISBN: 9781632061478
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
Foreword 09/26/2017
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