Wild things [electronic resource]. Clay Carmichael.
Celebrated by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Children's Book of the Year, Wild Things is Clay Carmichael's stunning debut novel. Following the death of her mentally ill mother, 11-year-old Zoe moves to North Carolina to live with her uncle, a metal sculptor named Henry. It doesn't take long for the sharp-tongued Zoe to warm to some of the town's eccentric residents, including a woods dwelling teenager, who helps Zoe in unexpected ways. "Carmichael uses a sure, light touch to portray the gradual blooming of trust among the story's many wild things in this satisfying tale."-Booklist
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Record details
- ISBN: 9781456114596
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Prince Frederick : Recorded Books, 2010.
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- General Note:
- Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrator: Nicole Poole.
- Target Audience Note:
- Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5890 Lexile.
- System Details Note:
- Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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- Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
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Celebrated by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Children's Book of the Year, Wild Things is Clay Carmichael's stunning debut novel. Following the death of her mentally ill mother, 11-year-old Zoe moves to North Carolina to live with her uncle, a metal sculptor named Henry. It doesn't take long for the sharp-tongued Zoe to warm to some of the town's eccentric residents, including a woods dwelling teenager, who helps Zoe in unexpected ways. "Carmichael uses a sure, light touch to portray the gradual blooming of trust among the story's many wild things in this satisfying tale."-Booklist
