Library's review
When her friend is stricken with polio in 1955, an 11-year-old girl tells a fantastic, ongoing story about a giant-hunter to entertain, comfort, and ultimately empower her friend and the other children in iron lungs (tank respirators)
Genres
Publication
Delacorte Books for Young Readers (2009), Edition: 1, 304 pages
Description
When her eight-year-old neighbor is stricken with polio in 1955, eleven-year-old Laurie discovers that there is power in her imagination as she weaves a story during her visits with him and other patients confined to iron lung machines.
Awards
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2012)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2012)
Silver Birch Fiction Award (Nominee — Fiction — 2011)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2013)
Chocolate Lily Reader's Choice Awards (Winner — 2011)
Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award (Nominee — 2011)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2010)
Notable Children's Book (2010)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0385733763 / 9780385733762
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |