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Daydreamer

by Ian Mcewan

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Publisher Comments:

"Peter Fortune is a dreamer . . . [and here are seven of] his fabulous daydreams.Each is a separate adventure, [among them] taming a bully and catching a burglar, and young readers should have no trouble empathizing with his escapades.A delightful blend of serious whimsy and hilarious gravity."—SLJ. "How would it feel to swap bodies with a cat, with a baby, with a grown-up? To be those creatures and still have your ten-year-old consciousness?British author McEwan writes a simple, visual prose––comic, deadpan, and lyrical––that captures the physicalness of [this] wild fantasy."—BL."A rare find." —VOYA.

1995 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
Best Books 1994 (SLJ)
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)

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"This is funny, supple prose, Mr. McEwan at his best." ()

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"The pages of The Daydreamer turn swiftly and effortlessly. A rare find." (-- Voice of Youth Advocates)

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"A delightful blend of serious whimsy and hilarious gravity." (Starred review) (-- School Libraray Journal)
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About the Author

Ian McEwan received the Somerset Maugham Award for his first collection of short stories, FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES.This was followed by another collection, In BETWEEN THE SHEETS and the novels The Child in Time; The Cement Garden; The Comfort of Strangers, which was nominated for the Booker Prize and is now a major motion picture; The Innocent, soon to be a major motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins; and most recently, Black Dogs.Mr. McEwan lives in Oxford, England with his wife and their four children.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064405768
ill.:
Browne, Anthony
Author:
Browne, Anthony
Publisher:
HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperTrophy Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Family life
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Imagination
Subject:
Juvenile fiction
Subject:
Family life -- Fiction.
Copyright:
1996
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Series Volume:
97-15b
Publication Date:
1996
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
9.05x6.03x.61 in. .69 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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