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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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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 a sensational graphic novel.Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead and his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that turkeys 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 a pair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck and 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).

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9783039640638
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Udgivet:
  • 8. oktober 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 211x277x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 703 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 26. november 2024
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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 a
sensational graphic novel.Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead
and his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that
turkeys 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 a
pair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck
and 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).

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