{"product_id":"9783039640638","title":"The Great Turkey Walk","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWinner of the grand prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eKathleen Karr's classic American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys—finally reimagined as a\nsensational graphic novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMissouri 1860: \u003c\/span\u003eSimon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead\nand his father has disappeared. But he’s daring, and so when he hears that\nturkeys fetch a higher price in Denver, he borrows his teacher's life savings and buys a herd of a thousand birds. Then he sets off on the thousand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003emile trek with his dog and a\npair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck\nand smarts—and a colorful cast of friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eKathleen Karr’s beloved\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e middle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003egrade novel of a resourceful boy and his herd of a thousand turkeys has enchanted readers everywhere since it was first published in 1998. Now it will reach a whole new audience in Léonie Bischoff's enchanting graphic novel, finally available in English. The adaptation has already garnered two of the world's most prestigious graphic novel awards: the grand prize at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngoulême International Comics Festival as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eACBD\u003c\/i\u003e (French Comic Book Critics Association’s Award).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen Karr","offers":[{"title":"Helvetiq |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-10-18","offer_id":45664009912575,"sku":"9783039640638","price":45.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c7eac242-ecf1-4f6d-951b-fddf3b9b4e09.jpg?v=1717701059","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9783039640638","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}