The Swan

by Jim Cohee

Ten-year-old Aaron Cooper has witnessed the death of his younger sister, Pookie, and the trauma has left him unwilling to speak. Aaron copes with life's challenges by disappearing into his own imagination, envisioning being captain of the Kon Tiki, driving his sled in the snowy Klondike, and tiger hunting in India. He is guarded by secret friends like deposed Hungarian Count Blurtz Shemshoian and Blurtz's wonder dog, Nipper, who protect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253223431
• ISBN13: 9780253223432
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher