Bibliograph

The Wild Book, written by Juan Villoro ; translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel ; illustrations by Eko

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The Wild Book, written by Juan Villoro ; translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel ; illustrations by Eko

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Wild Book

Oclc number

975112178

Responsibility statement

written by Juan Villoro ; translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel ; illustrations by Eko

Summary

Thirteen-year-old Juan's summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito's house for the entire break! Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own! He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him, and he's the only one who can find the elusive, never-before-read Wild Book. But will Juan and his new friend Catalina get to the Wild Book before the wicked, story-stealing Pirate Book does?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification