{"product_id":"the-great-turkey-walk-by-kathleen-karr-9783039640676","title":"The Great Turkey Walk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the grand prize at the Angouleme International Comics Festival!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the grand prize at the Angouleme International Comics Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTexas Library Association's Little Maverick Reading List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Karr's classic American story of grit, friendship, and turkeys—finally reimagined as a sensational graphic novel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMissouri 1860: Simon Green is a bad student. His mother is dead and his father has disappeared. But he's daring, and so when he hears that turkeys 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-mile trek with his dog and a pair of mules. To survive the odyssey that follows, Simon will need grit, luck, and smarts—and a colourful cast of friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKathleen Karr's beloved middle-grade 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 Leonie 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 Angouleme International Comics Festival as well as the \u003ci\u003eACBD\u003c\/i\u003e (French Comic Book Critics Association's Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487600591084,"sku":"9783039640676","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/56f088b1328dbdcc89eb3ac76d975f0f.jpg?v=1775772760","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-great-turkey-walk-by-kathleen-karr-9783039640676","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}