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33 Snowfish
By Adam Rapp
A chilling and compulsively readable work of fiction from acclaimed playwright and novelist, Adam Rapp.
On the run in a stolen car with a kidnapped baby in tow, Custis, Curl and Boobie are three young people with deeply troubled pasts and bleak futures. Gripping, disturbing, and starkly illuminating, his hypnotic narration captures the voices of two damaged souls - a third speaks only through drawings - to tell a story of alienation, deprivation, and ultimately, the saving power of compassion.
- One of ALA's (American Library Association) Best Books for Young Adults.
- "To finish 33 Snowfish, I hd to leave behind all my preconceptions about young adult fiction, cross over to the wrong side of the tracks, and keep going. A disturbing novel, virtuosic and eerily large-hearted." Ron Koertge.
About the author
Adam Rapp is the acclaimed author of several novels for young adults, as well as an accomplished playwright whose plays have been produced by the New York Theatre Workshop, The Bush Theatre in London, and the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About the illustrator
Timothy Basil Ering’s drawings in "33 Snowfish" represent the notebook sketches of the troubled character Boobie, and he also created the book’s cover image.
Review
"Bleak and brilliant in equal measure...Rapp keeps up the tension and bit by bit reveals the inner beauty and tragedy of each character and their loyalty to each other." Centre for Youth Literature
ISBN:
9780763629175
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
May 1, 2006
Dimensions:
120 x 200mm, 192pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock