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Faraway Things

Faraway Things - Hardcover

by Dave Eggers
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Dave Eggers, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2021-06-08Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780316492195ISBN-10:316492191UPC:9780316492195Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, TransportationBook Topic:Values & Virtues, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Boats, Ships, & Underwater CraftSize:10.40 x 10.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCE4DHV7VK
This classic-feeling adventure tale from Newbery-winning author Dave Eggers (The Eyes & the Impossible) is an evocative tale of a boy and his sword, and how giving away something precious leads to an even more important discovery.

Lucian's father called them faraway things, those mysterious objects orphaned upon the windswept shore, their stories long lost in the shroud of ocean fog. Lucian's discovery on the beach this particular day, though, is no ordinary faraway thing. It's a cutlass: strong, shiny, and powerful. As its history comes to light, Lucian faces a choice: cling to the sword he loves or accept a gift that shines farther, wider, and deeper than he could have ever dreamed.

Stunningly illustrated with evocative art by Kelly Murphy and written by award-winning and bestselling writer Dave Eggers, here is a profound and resonant tale about the reward of letting go.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780316492195ISBN-10:316492191UPC:9780316492195Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, TransportationBook Topic:Values & Virtues, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Boats, Ships, & Underwater CraftSize:10.40 x 10.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCE4DHV7VK

Dave Eggers is the Newbery-winning author of The Eyes & the Impossible and a bestselling author of many books, including the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King. His books for younger readers include Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up, What Can a Citizen Do?, Her Right Foot, and The Lifters. He is the founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney's, the college-access nonprofit ScholarMatch, and 826 Valencia, a writing center for young people in San Francisco. Eggers lives in Northern California.


Kelly Murphy has illustrated a number of acclaimed books for children, including the New York Times bestseller and recipient of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award Masterpiece by Elise Broach and Together We Grow by Susan Vaught. Raised in the swamps of southern New England, she occasionally made her way to the nearby ocean, where she found her own faraway things. Kelly currently lives in Providence and teaches at her alma mater, Rhode Island School of Design.


Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Contributor(s)

Dave Eggers, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Author

Dave Eggers

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