Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Winner of La Fauve Jeunesse Angoul me, the world's
most prestigious graphic novel prize.
A classic
American story of grit, ingenuity, friendship, and turkeys--reinvented as a
sensational graphic novel.Kathleen Karr's classic, middle-grade novel
of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has been loved by
readers since it was first published in 1998. But it never reached a global
audience until it was rediscovered by Swiss artist L onie Bischoff and adapted
into an enchanting graphic novel. It has gone on to win not only
La Fauve Jeunesse Angoul me, but also
the
ACBD (French Comic Book Critics
Association's Award) and been lauded as the perfect combination of
action-packed western and inspirational story of
determination.Simon Green is a poor student in Missouri. His mother is dead
and his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that
turkeys fetch a high price in Denver, he borrows money to buy a herd of a thousand birds and
sets off on the thousand-mile walk 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.
Synopsis
Winner of the grand prize at the Angoul me International Comics Festival
The classic
American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys--finally available 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 savings and buys a herd of a thousand birds. Then he sets off on the thousand-mile walk 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 classic, middle-grade novel of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has been loved by readers since it was first published in 1998. But it never reached a global audience until it was rediscovered by Swiss artist L onie Bischoff and adapted into an enchanting graphic novel. It has gone on to win not only
La Fauve Jeunesse Angoul me, but also the
ACBD (French Comic Book Critics Association's Award) and been lauded as the perfect combination of action-packed western and inspirational story of determination.