Professor Renoir’s Collection of Oddities, Curiosities, and Delights: A Middle Grade Historical Adventure About a Giant Girl and a Dwarf - Couverture rigide

Platt, Randall

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ISBN 10 : 0062643347 ISBN 13 : 9780062643346

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2019

Synopsis

A gripping historical fiction friendship story that will grab everyone by the heartstrings and never let go.

A giant, a dwarf, and three doomed circus animals . . .

By her fourteenth birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures 6ʹ9ʺ and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have but to join a carnival?

Her only real talent is handling animals: “Critters is folks to me.” The cheap outfit her feckless father sells her off to offers critters galore; an escape from Neal, Idaho; and a bit of fame. It also opens the doorway to exploitation and neglect.

But Babe’s love for Euclid (a chimp) and Jupiter (a bear) keeps her anchored, and in Professor Renoir’s Collection of Oddities, Curiosities, and Delights, she is among her own kind.

Enter Carlotta Jones, billed as the world’s smallest girl, whose elephant act leaves much to be desired. At thirty inches tall, Carlotta is beautiful, spoiled, and demanding and has very little talent—Egypt, her elephant, dances better than she does.

How can a giant like Babe and a dwarf like Carlotta ever see eye to eye? They don’t at first, but soon they understand that a common enemy can bring anyone together—even a giant and a dwarf.

"Platt proves again she is unafraid to tackle intensely emotional issues for young readers in this beautifully written piece. Like its title, it inspires both curiosity and delight.” —Booklist

One giant girl with a gift for animals. One tiny girl with a talent for trouble.

• 19th Century Historical Fiction: Step into the mud, sawdust, and torchlight of an 1896 traveling carnival, where wonders and dangers are equally real.
• A Giant and a Dwarf: Fourteen-year-old Babe is too big for the world. Carlotta is too small. When they’re targeted by a common enemy, they discover their differences might be their greatest strength.
• Heartwarming Animal Friendships: Babe’s only friends are Euclid the chimp and Jupiter the bear. She’ll do anything to protect them from the cruelty of the show—a promise that puts her on a collision course with the ringmaster.
• A Place to Belong: Among the circus's collection of oddities and curiosities, Babe and Carlotta are no longer just outcasts. They are part of a family—one they will have to fight to keep.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Randall Platt likes to find the story in everything. She tries to wake up every day at four a.m. to write, and on a good day she will write fifteen to twenty-five pages. If she caps it off with a game of handball or a run, it’s a perfect day. She is an award-winning author of fiction for both adults and young adults, and her novels have enlightened readers on topics including the 1918 flu pandemic, life on the home front in World War II, life on an Oregon cattle ranch, and the world of baseball in 1898. She keeps a database of historically accurate slang terms, which allows the voices she uses in her writing to feel authentic. Visit her at plattbooks.com, where you can read about her favorite books and her tips for boosting creativity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062643347
• ISBN 13: 9780062643346
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
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