The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

by David Almond and David Paradela López

Book Overview

"A buoyant, delightfully Almond-ine coming-of-age novel about fish, fate, and family; moonlight, madness, and myth; runts, "Rackanruwin" and, finally, redemption." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) When Stanley Potts's guardian, Uncle Ernie, develops an unhealthy obsession with fish, Stan has no choice but to strike out on his own. Far from the life he knows, he's welcomed by a carnival of eccentric characters, including the legendary Pancho Pirelli,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763676802
• ISBN13: 9780763676803
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7