The boy who swam with piranhas

Título
The boy who swam with piranhas

David, Almond

Resumen
"Stanley Potts's uncle Ernie has developed an over-the-top fascination with canning fish in the house, and life at 69 Fish Quay Lane has turned balmy. But there's darkness in the madness, and when Uncle Ernie's obsession takes an unexpectedly cruel turn, Stan has no choice but to leave. As he journeys away from the life he's always known, he mingles with a carnival full of eccentric characters and meets the legendary Pancho Pirelli, the man who swims in a tank full of perilous piranhas. Will Stan be bold enough to dive in the churning waters himself and choose his own destiny?"--Description from Amazon.com, viewed July 31, 2013.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2013

Descripción física
230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edición
First U.S. edition.

Término de la materia
Runaways -- Fiction.
 
Circus -- Fiction.
 
Piranhas -- Fiction.

Autor añadido
Jeffers, Oliver,

Síntesis
"Stanley Potts's uncle Ernie has developed an over-the-top fascination with canning fish in the house, and life at 69 Fish Quay Lane has turned balmy. But there's darkness in the madness, and when Uncle Ernie's obsession takes an unexpectedly cruel turn, Stan has no choice but to leave. As he journeys away from the life he's always known, he mingles with a carnival full of eccentric characters and meets the legendary Pancho Pirelli, the man who swims in a tank full of perilous piranhas. Will Stan be bold enough to dive in the churning waters himself and choose his own destiny?"--Description from Amazon.com, viewed July 31, 2013.

ISBN
9780763661694

Información de publicación
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013
 
©2012


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