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Thunder Boy Jr.
Sherman Alexie
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Description for Thunder Boy Jr.
Hardcover. The first picture book from National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie, the author of the New York Timesbestseller The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, illustrated by Caldecott Honor illustrator Yuyi Morales. Illustrator(s): Morales, Yuyi. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 258 x 391 x 12. Weight in Grams: 446.
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky. National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie's lyrical text and Caldecott ... Read more
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky. National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie's lyrical text and Caldecott ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316013727
SKU
V9780316013727
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Ref
99-10
About Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie (Author) A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman Alexie is one of the most well-known and beloved literary writers of his generation. His works of fiction, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Reservation Blues, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, have received numerous awards and citations. He ... Read more
Reviews for Thunder Boy Jr.
Alexie demonstrates his familiar gift for storytelling, using seemingly uncomplicated language to tell a layered and emotional story that retains tension despite being full of love. Even with this boy's complaint, this is a joyous portrait of a family.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
An expertly crafted, soulful, and humorous work ... Read more