The Great Turkey Walk: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Story of a Boy, His Dog and a Thousand Turkeys - Kathleen Karr

Descriere The Great Turkey Walk: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Story of a Boy, His Dog and a Thousand Turkeys - Kathleen Karr

\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWinner of the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival!\n Winner of the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival \n\n Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Reading List \n \n\n Kathleen Karr's classic \nAmerican story of grit, friendship, and turkeys--finally reimagined as a \nsensational graphic novel. \n \n\n Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead \nand his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that \nturkeys fetch a higher price in Denver, he borrows his teacher's life savings and buys a herd of a thousand birds. Then he sets off on the thousand-mile trek with his dog and a \npair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck \nand smarts--and a colorful cast of friends. \n \n\n Kathleen Karr's beloved middle-grade novel of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has enchanted readers everywhere since it was first published in 1998. Now it will reach a whole new audience in Léonie Bischoff's enchanting graphic novel, finally available in English. The adaptation has already garnered two of the world's most prestigious graphic novel awards: the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival as well as the ACBD (French Comic Book Critics Association's Award). \n\n \n \n \n\n

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