The Great Turkey Walk A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Story of a Boy, His Dog and a Thousand Turkeys |
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| Author:
| Karr, Kathleen |
| Illustrator:
| Bischoff, Léonie |
| Translator:
| Bailat-Jones, Michelle |
| ISBN: | 978-3-03964-063-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2024 |
| Publisher: | RedCut Sarl Helvetiq
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival!
Kathleen Karr's classic American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys--finally reimagined as asensational graphic novel.
Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is...
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Winner of the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival!
Kathleen Karr's classic American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys--finally reimagined as asensational graphic novel.
Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is deadand his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears thatturkeys fetch a higher price in Denver, he borrows his teacher's life savings and buys a herd of a thousand birds. Then he sets off on the thousand-mile trek with his dog and apair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luckand smarts--and a colorful cast of friends.
Kathleen Karr's beloved middle-grade novel of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has enchanted readers everywhere since it was first published in 1998. Now it will reach a whole new audience in Léonie Bischoff's enchanting graphic novel, finally available in English. The adaptation has already garnered two of the world's most prestigious graphic novel awards: the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival as well as the ACBD (French Comic Book Critics Association's Award).