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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 9781776574278
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gecko Press
ISBN-10
1776574273
ISBN-13
9781776574278
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050394541
Product Key Features
Book Title
Secrets of Cricket Karlsson
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family / Parents, Social Themes / Adolescence, General, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes, Eriksson, Ester
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Reviews
"[This] humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists . . . offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil."--Publishers Weekly, "Packed with preadolescent angst, Sigunsdotter's trim, quirky novel follows 11-year-old Cricket, who rates her life as 'pretty good' until she returns to school after two weeks with chicken pox to discover that her best friend Noa has deserted her for a clique of 'horse girls.' Soon, the girl's beloved Aunt Frannie, who's an artist like Cricket plans to be, loses her 'life-joy' and is institutionalized in 'something called Adult Psych.' Cricket tries to cope with these developments--hiding in the school bathroom, visiting Aunt Frannie as often as possible, and going outside on sleepless nights to throw cucumbers from a bridge--while trying to gently discourage a sweaty-handed male friend who suddenly wants to go out with her. The humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists--secrets shared only with Noa ('Only my right breast has started growing'), secrets not even shared with Noa ('Sometimes I'm scared Mom and Dad will die')--offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil. Eriksson's scratchy b&w drawings, which accentuate Cricket's emotions with a journal-like vibe, portray all characters with paper-white skin."--Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
839.738
Grade To
Sixth Grade
Synopsis
Winner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020. A bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing. Cricket Karlsson is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the horse girls. Eleven-year-old Cricket Karlsson is a warm and complex character with an artistic soul. Written as a diary, tween readers will fall in love with Cricket's tough yet charming voice as she shares her secret thoughts about her best friend break-up, her Aunt's breakdown and experimental chewing gum sculptures. Punkish and surprising comic-style illustrations perfectly compliment this coming of age story. This is a liberating and unexpected story about growing up, fitting in, and sorting out the adults in our lives that will reach the hearts of young readers (and older ones). "charming, funny, deceptively deep." The New York Times Kristina Sigunsdotter is a Swedish writer, artist and playwright. She is also the founder of The Poetry Factory, a poetry workshop for children. Ester Eriksson is an artist and cartoonist from Sweden. Praise for The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson "The humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists...offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil." -- Publishers Weekly "(Cricket is) a voice of a generation, to quote Girls ." Expressen "We're obsessed with this side-splitting, heartfelt book ... filled with hilarious & wicked illustrations, delightfully oddball humor (recalling Harriet the Spy ) and the perfect read for ages 10 through 100." Little Unity Books, Auckland, Winner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020. A bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing. Cricket Karlsson is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the horse girls. Eleven-year-old Cricket Karlsson is a warm and complex character with an artistic soul. Written as a diary, tween readers will fall in love with Cricket's tough yet charming voice as she shares her secret thoughts about her best friend break-up, her Aunt's breakdown and experimental chewing gum sculptures. Punkish and surprising comic-style illustrations perfectly compliment this coming of age story. This is a liberating and unexpected story about growing up, fitting in, and sorting out the adults in our lives that will reach the hearts of young readers (and older ones). "charming, funny, deceptively deep." The New York Times Kristina Sigunsdotter is a Swedish writer, artist and playwright. She is also the founder of The Poetry Factory, a poetry workshop for children. Ester Eriksson is an artist and cartoonist from Sweden. Praise for The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson "The humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists...offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil." --Publishers Weekly "(Cricket is) a voice of a generation, to quote Girls." Expressen "We're obsessed with this side-splitting, heartfelt book ... filled with hilarious & wicked illustrations, delightfully oddball humor (recalling Harriet the Spy) and the perfect read for ages 10 through 100." Little Unity Books, Auckland, A bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing
LC Classification Number
PZ59.S475H86 2020
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- 7***t (5)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseValue was great... The condition was as described. Seller shipped item(s) promptly, dropped off at the Post Office same day as order placed/payment went through, though it took 3 days past the longer "expected delivery" date - thanks USPS. The items were in a bubble mailer only, no additional packing material.Julia Child two volume set Mastering the Art of French Cooking 1 & 2 1983 1970 (#146460572586)
- 1***x (552)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis Bible is in great shape. However, I would just ask and recommend to the seller to wrap your books with cardboard and some packing around them to help keep them from getting twisted in the packing. Shipping Companys don't care and just toss and throw things around. The shipment was fast, The Item was described as I was expecting it to be. I am very pleased with the item. The seller is great and I will use it again if they have what I need! Thank you very much !!!NKJV Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, Purple LeatherTouch Indexed (#146151446868)
- 6***5 (83)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was great. Issues with USPS shipping, but seller reimbursed us, the book still eventually arrived, we offered to return it, but seller declined. Product was as described. Seller was great.The Missionary Movement from the West: A Biography from Birth to Old Age (St... (#146089316094)