Off the Beaten Track

Off the Beaten Track - Hardcover

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Off the Beaten Track

Off the Beaten Track - Hardcover

by Maylis de Kerangal
$18.95
Sale price  $18.95 Regular price 

Book Overview

by Maylis de Kerangal (Author), Tom Haugomat (Illustrator)

A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart

Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek.

Paul longs for Bruce's friendship and wants badly to prove himself. But he is also timid and unsure, and Bruce--who is better at doing than explaining--doesn't make it any easier.

A dramatic event gives Paul the chance to find his inner strength, and to show himself and everyone else what he is capable of.

This uniquely illustrated coming-of-age story for teens can help create thought-provoking discussion about:

  • Finding independence, resiliency, and self-confidence
  • The importance of guidance and mentorship from trusted adults

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids

Author Biography

Maylis de Kerangal is a French author and translator whose translated novel, Mend the Living, was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize and in 2017 won the Wellcome Book Prize. She lives in Paris, France. This is her debut book for children in English.

Helen Mixter is an award-winning translator who lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Tom Haugomat is a noted graphic artist who studied at the prestigious art school Gobelins, where he specialized in animation. His book about an astronaut, Through a Life, has been published in English, and it received a Special Mention in the BolognaRagazzi fiction prize. His illustrations appear in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Le Monde and the New Republic. He lives in Paris.

Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.39 x 11.65 x 8.35 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 19, 2021
ISBN9781771646857
Author Maylis de Kerangal
PublisherGreystone Kids
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids, Teens & young adults, and Adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Maylis de Kerangal

Maylis de Kerangal is the author of several novels, including Naissance d'un pont (published in English as Birth of a Bridge), which won the Prix Médicis in 2010; Réparer les vivants, whose U.S. English translation, The Heart, was one of The Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Novels of 2016; and Un chemin de tables, whose English translation, The Cook, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. She lives in Paris. Jessica Moore is the author of the books Everything, Now and The Whole Singing Ocean. Her translation of Turkana Boy, by Jean-François Beauchemin, received a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, and her translation of Maylis de Kerangal's Réparer les vivants, published as Mend the Living, was long-listed for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize and won the U.K.'s Wellcome Prize in 2017.

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