ISBN: 9781416950592
Editorial: Atheneum Books
Autor: Appelt, Kathi
Año de edición: 2010
Edición: 1
N° Páginas: 336
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love -- and its opposite, hate -- the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises. Críticas The Underneath is as enchanting as a hummingbird, as magical as the clouds. -- Cynthia Kadohata, Newbery Medal-winning author ofKira-KiraA mysterious and magical story; poetic yet loaded with suspense. -- Louis Sachar, Newbery Medal-winning author ofHolesKathi Appelt's novel,The Underneath, reads like a ballad sung. -- Ashley Bryan, Hans Christian Anderson Award Nominee and Three-Time Coretta Scott King Award MedalistRarely do I come across a book that makes me catch my breath, that reminds me why I wanted to be a writer -- to make of life something beautiful, something enduring.The Underneath is a book of ancient themes -- love and loss and betrayal and redemption -- woven together in language both timeless and spellbinding. A classic. -- Alison McGhee, author of theNew York Times bestsellingSomeday Biografía del autor Kathi Appelt is the author of the Newbery Honoree, National Book Award finalist, and bestsellingThe Underneath as well as the National Book Award finalistThe True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp,Maybe a Fox (with Alison McGhee),Keeper, and many picture books includingCounting Crows andMax Attacks. She has two grown children and lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Visit her at KathiAppelt.com.David Small is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator ofSo You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors forThe Gardener by Sarah Stewart andOne Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo. He's illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, includingThat Book Woman by Heather Henson andThe Underneath by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Appelt, Kathi
- Editorial: Atheneum Books
- N° Paginas: 336
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
