My near-Death Adventures (99% True!) |
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Author:
| DeCamp, Alison |
Series title: | My near-Death Adventures Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-385-39047-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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Imprint: | Yearling |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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For history lovers and journal fans comes a "hilarious and heartbreaking . . . 99-100% fantastic" (A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal) story about a boy on a mission to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan. There are many things that 11-year-old Stanley Slater would like to have in life-most of all, a father. But what if Stan's missing dad isn't "dearly departed" after all? Armed with his stupendous scrapbook, full of...
More Description For history lovers and journal fans comes a "hilarious and heartbreaking . . . 99-100% fantastic" (A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal) story about a boy on a mission to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan.
There are many things that 11-year-old Stanley Slater would like to have in life-most of all, a father. But what if Stan's missing dad isn't "dearly departed" after all?
Armed with his stupendous scrapbook, full of black-and-white 19th-century advertisements and photos, Stan's attempt to locate his long-lost hero/cowboy/outlaw dad is a near-death adventure fraught with pesky relatives, killer lumberjacks, and poisonous pies! His tale will leave readers in stitches, but not the kind that require medical attention.
Praise for My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!)
"A knee-slapper of a debut featuring a narrator who is rather less than 99 percent reliable but 100 percent engaging." -KirkusReviews
" An exuberant first novel." -Publishers Weekly
"Stan's story is full of his hilarious misunderstandings and overactive imagination. Interspersed throughout are pictures and news clippings embellished with wisecrack remarks, speech bubbles, and the occasional mustache." -Booklist