Details
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Title
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
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Author
Almond, David
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Binding
Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Pages
256
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
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Date
2013-08-06
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Illustrated
Yes
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Bookseller's Inventory #
3453020-75
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ISBN
9780763661694 / 0763661694
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Weight
0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
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Dimensions
8.15 x 5.4 x 0.92 in (20.70 x 13.72 x 2.34 cm)
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Ages
09 to 12 years
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Grade levels
4 - 7
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Reading level
550
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Library of Congress subjects
Circus, Friendship
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
2012947721
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Dewey Decimal Code
FIC
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From the publisher
David Almond is the winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most prestigious award in international children’s literature. He is known worldwide as the multi-award-winning author of Skellig, Clay, and many other novels, stories, and plays. With Candlewick, he is the author of My Dad’s a Birdman and The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon, both illustrated by Polly Dunbar, as well as The Savage, Slog’s Dad, and Mouse Bird Snake Wolf, all illustrated by Dave McKean. David Almond lives in England.
Oliver Jeffers is the author-illustrator of The Incredible Book Eating Boy, which was named a Bisto Book of the Year Honor book, as well as Lost and Found, the recipient of a Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Medal, among several other picture books. He was born in Australia, grew up in Northern Ireland, and now lives in New York City.
Media reviews
A buoyant, delightfully Almond-ine coming-of-age novel about fish, fate and family; moonlight, madness and myth; runts, "Rackanruwin" and, finally, redemption.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Master storyteller Almond combines delicious wordplay, zany antics, wacky characters, and a bit of magical realism in a novel that touches the heart. Quick-paced, accessible, and enhanced by stylized cartoonlike drawings, this book is sure to be enjoyed by fans of humorous, quirky stories.
—School Library Journal
Dahl meets J. K., flavored with a soupçon of Choose Your Own Adventure, but in the end, this novel is all pure, sweet Almond. ... In the subtlest ways possible, Almond masterfully makes young readers understand this, and they will be delighted that life lessons can be administered so deliciously.
—Booklist (starred review)
This has some of the fantasy quality of a Roald Dahl novel but without the dark heart that lies at the core of many of Dahl’s works. Almond’s narrative is both quirky and dreamlike, and the kindness of many of the characters propels it forward with positive energy. The present-tense narration is sometimes lyrical, sometimes straightforward or confiding, and the combination of these styles is surprisingly effective. Almond has a deft touch with the moonlight and mysticism, allowing readers to linger a bit in the mystery but at the same time unspooling the tale’s trajectory purposefully and thoughtfully. Jeffers’ frequent and slightly offbeat monochromatic illustrations are well matched to Almond’s whimsical text. ... [A] real catch.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
About the author
David Almond is the winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most prestigious award in international children's literature. He is known worldwide as the multi-award-winning author of
Skellig, Clay, and many other novels, stories, and plays. With Candlewick, he is the author of
My Dad's a Birdman and
The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon, both illustrated by Polly Dunbar, as well as
The Savage, Slog's Dad, and
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf, all illustrated by Dave McKean. David Almond lives in England.
Oliver Jeffers is the author-illustrator of
The Incredible Book Eating Boy, which was named a Bisto Book of the Year Honor book, as well as
Lost and Found, the recipient of a Nestl Children's Book Prize Gold Medal, among several other picture books. He was born in Australia, grew up in Northern Ireland, and now lives in New York City.
