 When Stanley Potts’s Uncle Ernie, who cans pilchards, sardines, and mackerel in the living room, tins Stanley’s beloved goldfish, Stanley decides to leave home. He joins a traveling carnival of wacky characters and gets a job washing plastic ducks for the “Hook A Duck” master, Mr. Dostoyevsky. He meets Pancho Pirelli, who swims with piranhas and believes that Stanley could be his successor. Wonderful and quirky things happen to “good and true” Stanley as he seeks his own way. Stylized cartoon drawings add humor. mjw |
| Title: The Boy who Swam with Piranhas Author: David Almond Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers Publisher:Candlewick Press Copyright: 2012 Original language: English ISBN: 978-0-7636-6169-4 Hardcover pages: 256 Age range: 9-12 Genre: Fiction Author’s residence: England Illustrator’s ethnicity: Irish Illustrator’s residence: United States Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, International Reading Association Children’s Choice, NCTE Notable Children’s Book, Kate Greenaway Medal Subjects: Circus, Europe, Piranhas, Runaway children, Western Europe |
The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas
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