| The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Contributor(s): Udall, Brady (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393020363 ISBN-13: 9780393020366 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Half Apache and "mostly orphaned", Edgar's trials begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven when the mailman's jeep accidentally runs over his head. Through it all, readers will root for this irresistible innocent who never truly loses heart, and whose quest for the mailman leads him to an unexpected home. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00067003 |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6.66" W x 9.53" (1.78 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74327 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 24.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Half Apache and mostly orphaned, Edgar's trials begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven, when the mailman's jeep accidentally runs over his head. Shunted from the hospital to a school for delinquents to a Mormon foster family, comedy, pain, and trouble accompany Edgar through a string of larger-than-life experiences. Through it all, readers will root for this irresistible innocent who never truly loses heart, and whose quest for the mailman leads him to an unexpected home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Udall, Brady: - Brady Udall is the author of New York Times bestseller The Lonely Polygamist, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, and Letting Loose the Hounds. He teaches at Boise State University and lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and children. |