Chicken Dance

Description

Don Schmidt knows his name has changed from Stanley, and he believes he had a sister and she died of scarlet fever when she was fifteen but these and other details of Don's life don't quite add up. Don's family lives on a chicken farm in Horse Island, where his mother would prefer not to be. At school Don is known as 'new kid' even though he hasn't be new for years. And when Don becomes a true connoisseur of chickens and wins the Horse Island Chicken-Judging Contest, he is an instant celebrity, setting in to motion a chain of events that involves his parents, the chickens and a deep dark family mystery.

Promotion info

For fans of the novel Holes as well as the films Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine, this is an enchanting novel. A must-read for everyone who is rooting for the under-dog.

Author description

Jacques Couvillon (Koo-vee-on) grew up in a town similar to the one described in Chicken Dance. The youngest of eight children he had plenty of inspiration for his quirky characters. He now divides his time between Switzerland Louisiana and New York City.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780747589303
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Imprint : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date : February 2008
• Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 336
• Dewey classification : 813.6
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Jacques Couvillon