The Giant-Slayer

Iain Lawrence

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Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
15 February 2012

General fiction (Children's&YA)

""Will break readers' hearts and then, impossibly, lift them back up. Masterful.""--Kirkus Reviews, Starred

A girl's imagination transports polio-afflicted kids into a fantastic world.

The spring of 1955 tests Laurie Valentine's gifts as a storyteller. After her friend Dickie contracts polio and finds himself confined to an iron lung, Laurie visits him in the hospital. There she meets Carolyn and Chip, two other kids trapped inside the breathing machines. Laurie's first impulse is to flee, but Dickie begs her to tell them a story. And so Laurie begins her tale of Collosso, a rampaging giant, and Jimmy, a tiny boy whose destiny is to become a slayer of giants.

As Laurie embellishes her tale with gnomes, unicorns, gryphons, and other fanciful creatures, Dickie comes to believe that he is a character in her story. Little by little Carolyn, Chip, and other kids who come to listen, recognize counterparts as well. Laurie's tale is so powerful that when she's prevented from continuing it, Dickie, Carolyn, and Chip take turns as narrators. Each helps bring the story of Collosso and Jimmy to an end-changing the lives of those in the polio ward in startling ways.

By: Iain Lawrence
Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 193mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9780440239710
ISBN 10: 0440239710
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Iain Lawrence is the author of numerous novels. He lives on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.

Reviews for The Giant-Slayer

Review, The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2009: Young Readers...will not quickly forget this moving, imaginative glimpse of the not-so-long ago past. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 16, 2009: Distinctive, emotionally honest characters and consistently engrossing prose make this book a standout. Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, October 16, 2009: This profound, magical, dryly comical novel reminds readers of the power of story, but they will already be feeling it in their bones. Masterful. From the Hardcover edition. Review, The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2009: Young Readers...will not quickly forget this moving, imaginative glimpse of the not-so-long ago past. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 16, 2009: Distinctive, emotionally honest characters and consistently engrossing prose make this book a standout. Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, October 16, 2009: This profound, magical, dryly comical novel reminds readers of the power of story, but they will already be feeling it in their bones. Masterful. From the Hardcover edition.

Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2010
Winner of California Young Reader Medal.
Winner of Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books 2009
Winner of NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2010

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