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Soonchild Hardcover - 2012

by Russell Hoban; Alexis Deacon (Illustrator)

Two internationally acclaimed artists create a groundbreaking, genre-defying adventure to transcend time, place, and identity. This breathtaking novel, as exciting as it is spooky, is a lyrical tribute to the forces of nature, magic, and family. Illustrations.

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Russell Hoban (1925–2011) once described himself as "an addict to writing" and wrote more than fifty books for children, including such classics as Bedtime for Frances, How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, and The Sea-Thing Child. He was also the author of many acclaimed novels for adults, including Turtle Diary and Riddley Walker.

Alexis Deacon created the acclaimed picture books Slow Loris, Beegu, and While You Are Sleeping and has twice been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in London.

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  • Title Soonchild
  • Author Russell Hoban; Alexis Deacon (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Somerville, Ma
  • Date 2012-08-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780763659202 / 0763659207
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Arctic/Antarctic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Supernatural, Father and child
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011048373
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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In Hoban's final work, rough-edged characters who speak in prose-poetry hurtle through an Arctic world in which humans, animals, and underworld spirits share a dizzying variety of magical powers... Hoban fearlessly tackles the big questions: the distinction between the real and the unreal, the nature of courage, and the debt humans owe the dead and the unborn. Deacon's charcoal drawings render Hoban's mix of horror and slapstick note for note. Hoban's fans will revel in this last tale of his, and they'll mourn when it's done.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

It’s sort of a legend and sort of contemporary, it’s both playful and challenging, and it’s equally profound and offhandedly glib. And among its numerous, unexpected joys is perhaps the simplest and best summation of life yet: "It’s one good-bye after another until you reach the Big Hello at the end when That’s All She Wrote." . . . Deacon’s contributions to the story begin as a few pieces of spot art scattered about the periphery, which then become more integrated and even include pages-long sequences that carry just as much weight and wit as the narrative. Together, they weave a funny and wise tale that will echo with readers for a long time.
—Booklist (starred review)

These illustrations, combined with the author’s lyrical language, engage the reader in a magical, thought-provoking expedition.
—NY Journal of Books

Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2012, Page 67
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2013, Page 101
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/11/2012, Page 55
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2012, Page 146
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2012, Page 0

About the author

Russell Hoban (1925-2011) once described himself as "an addict to writing" and wrote more than fifty books for children, including such classics as Bedtime for Frances, How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, and The Sea-Thing Child. He was also the author of many acclaimed novels for adults, including Turtle Diary and Riddley Walker.

Alexis Deacon created the acclaimed picture books Slow Loris, Beegu, and While You Are Sleeping and has twice been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in London.

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