The Great Turkey Walk: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Story of a Boy, His Dog and a Thousand Turkeys

By Kathleen Karr

Winner of the grand prize at the Angoul me International Comics Festival Kathleen Karr's classic
American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys--finally reimagined as a
sensational graphic novel.Missouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead
and his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that
turkeys fetch a higher price in Denver, he borrows his teacher's life savings and buys a herd of a thousand birds. Then he sets off on the thousand-mile trek with his dog and a
pair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck
and smarts--and a colorful cast of friends.
Kathleen Karr's beloved middle-grade novel of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has enchanted readers everywhere since it was first published in 1998. Now it will reach a whole new audience in L onie Bischoff's enchanting graphic novel, finally available in English. The adaptation has already garnered two of the world's most prestigious graphic novel awards: the grand prize at the Angoul me International Comics Festival as well as the ACBD (French Comic Book Critics Association's Award).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039640674
• ISBN13: 9783039640676
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Helvetiq
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7