The boy who swam with piranhas

Titre
The boy who swam with piranhas

David, Almond

Sommaire
"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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2013

Description matérielle
230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition
First U.S. edition.

Terme de vedette-matière
Runaways -- Fiction.
 
Circus -- Fiction.
 
Piranhas -- Fiction.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Jeffers, Oliver,

Résumé
"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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780763661694

Informations de publication
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013
 
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