Midget - Softcover

Tim Bowler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192750372 ISBN 13: 9780192750372

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Midget doesn't have much going for him. He's fifteen years old, three foot tall, and puny as anything. He's trapped in a useless twitching body he can't control, tortured by Seb, his cruel elder brother, and can only communicate in grunts and gestures. But Midget knows one thing-sailing. He dreams of sailing his own boat, and showing Seb a thing or two. Everyone says it will take a miracle, but that's when Midget starts to realize that even miracles are possible. It's just that sometimes they hurt people who get in the way... Interest age: 11+.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Bowler has won the Carnegie Medal, the Angus Book Prize(twice), and the Lancashire Children's Book Award.

From AudioFile

A passion for sailing and the lure of the sea provide the underpinnings of Bowler's novel of Midget, a physically challenged 15-year-old and his quest for personal fulfillment and vindication. The mental and physical cruelty inflicted on Midget by his older brother, Seb, is intense and unnerving. Yet, through the intervention of Old Joseph and his vessel, MIRACLE MAN, Midget comes to understand the power of "mind over matter" in its most powerful forms, both good and evil. Dominic Taylor's narration adds impressively to this unsettling novel. As Midget, his stuttering and excruciating effort to turn thoughts into words is painfully evident. As the psychiatrist, Taylor is cold and calculating. As Seb, he flashes from smooth brotherly love to penetrating hatred. The conviction of Old Joseph's words--"You see it good . . . an' you believe in it good--then you'll get it"--resounds throughout the recording. A.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192750372
• ISBN 13: 9780192750372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144