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234 pp.
| Candlewick
| August, 2013
|
Trade
ISBN 978-0-7636-6169-4
$15.99
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2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Oliver Jeffers.
After his parents' deaths, Stanley Potts runs away with a carnival. He meets Pancho Pirelli, who performs the death-defying act of swimming with piranhas. Pirelli takes Stan under his wing, grooming him to become his sidekick and successor. Almond offers up some lighthearted fare, complete with an old-fashioned intrusive narrator and numerous spot illustrations. The silliness is tempered by unsentimental, clear-eyed wisdom.
Reviewer:
Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2013