| King of the Pygmies Contributor(s): Fuqua, Jonathon Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763614181 ISBN-13: 9780763614188 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: When a teenage boy begins to hear voices, his uncle offers him an alternativeexplanation in this poignant, provocative novel from the award-winning authorof "The Reappearance of Sam Webber." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005050178 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.92" W x 8.32" (0.94 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 101283 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When a teenage boy begins to hear voices, his uncle offers him an alternative explanation in this poignant, provocative novel from award-winning author Jonathon Scott Fuqua. Havre-de-Grace, Maryland isn't the kind of place where miracles happen. That's why when fifteen-year-old Penn starts to hear voices, he is terrified. These aren't just any voices, though -- they are the thoughts of people close to him. He can hear his parents' unspoken gripes with each other. He can hear his retarded brother's silent anxieties. He can hear his neighbor's descent into quiet desperation. And he can hear his girlfriend's tentative feelings of tenderness. His momma wants him to go to a therapist to get treated for schizophrenia, but his similarly gifted Uncle Hewitt, a former police chief turned town drunk, tells him the truth: Penn's ability to hear other people's thoughts and take away their pain doesn't make him sick. It makes him special. From the acclaimed author of The Willoughby Spit Wonder, Darby, and The Reappearance of Sam Webber comes a compelling story of a young man's struggle to come to terms with his disability -- a novel of courage, determination, and hope. |