The Stone-Faced Boy - Softcover

Fox, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193242542X ISBN 13: 9781932425420

Publisher: Front Street, 2005

Synopsis

There he was, Gus Oliver, searching for a stray dog in a snowstorm at four o'clock in the morning. If it hadn't been for his sister, Serena, who could get Gus to do anything, he'd be at home and warm under the army blanket in the blue room...But which, Gus wondered, was worse? The lonely darkness and the howls of that unlikable dog, or the blue room itself, crowded with nightmares, where he was supposed to sleep until Great-Aunt Hattie's mysterious visit was over? And there he was, stuck in the middle of his large family, feeling locked behind a face that didn't smile and didn't frown, and hadn't for a long time before Serena and his great-aunt got him into this mess.

About this title

About the Author:

Paula Fox was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Two of her best-known books are The Slave Dancer (a Newbery Medal winner) and One-Eyed Cat (a Newbery Honor Book). She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From Publishers Weekly:

The talented author tells the story of a boy who hides behind a straight face. Ages 9-12.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Front Street
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 193242542X
• ISBN 13: 9781932425420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 84