| Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton Contributor(s): Phelan, Matt (Author), Phelan, Matt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763687065 ISBN-13: 9780763687069 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 370 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 7.9" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 159783 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Thrilling -- a spirited, poignant coming-of-age vignette and an intriguing window into a little-known chapter in vaudeville history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In 1908, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the most exciting thing to come to Muskegon, Michigan, since baseball. They're summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers, and -- best of all -- a slapstick actor his own age named Buster Keaton. Henry longs to learn to take a fall like Buster, "the human mop," but Buster just wants to play ball with Henry and his friends. With his signature nostalgic touch, Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan illuminates a bygone era with lustrous color, dynamic lines, and flawless dramatic pacing. |