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A New York Times bestseller Winner of the Newbery Medal "This book is a magic trick" - Jon Klassen Johannes is a free dog, a fast dog – such a fast dog! He lives in an urban park by the sea, and every day, he runs... Read More
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A New York Times bestseller

Winner of the Newbery Medal

"This book is a magic trick" - Jon Klassen

Johannes is a free dog, a fast dog – such a fast dog! He lives in an urban park by the sea, and every day, he runs through the park, seeing all, missing nothing, and reporting what he sees to the park’s three ancient Bison, the Keepers of the Equilibrium. But the Equilibrium has been disrupted. Johannes must run faster, see better, and ultimately do more than run and see – he must liberate those he loves.

A story about friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very fast, The Eyes and the Impossible will make readers of all ages see the world around them in a wholly new way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839136030

Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Shawn Harris
  • Illustrated by Shawn Harris

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Dave Eggers (Author) Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including The Every, The Circle, The Monk of Mokha and the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King, as well as numerous books for young readers, including Her Right Foot, Faraway Things and The Lifters. He is the founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney’s and the co-founder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing centre. He is the winner of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Shawn Harris (Illustrator) Shawn Harris’s first illustrated book Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers'What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children’s Book), Everyone’s Awake by Colin Meloy, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett, which received four starred reviews.

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