Mr. Karp's Last Glass

by Cary Fagan

Book Overview

Young Randolph has two favorite pastimes -- hockey and collecting. He collects both the ordinary (beer bottle caps) and the esoteric (new words). After his father loses his job, Randolph is horrified to learn the family must take in Mr. Karp, a boarder. Even worse, Mr. Karp is a collector too. He receives large wooden crates marked "Fragile" and "Perishable" and subscribes to a curious newsletter called The Drip. As it happens, Mr. Karp collects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888997906
• ISBN13: 9780888997906
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5