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The book that no one wanted to read / Richard Ayoade ; illustrated by Tor Freeman.
The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know-- it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a cover the boring color of a school lunch table and pages so dry they give bookworms indigestion. But what happens when this book meets you, a curious reader? A hilariously subversive take on the nature of books and reading, with a heartening theme of finding the courage to tell our own stories. Readers of all ages will be delighted by the myriad bookish references and laughs on every page.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536222166
- Physical Description: xiv, 108 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Laugh out loud funny and full of heart - Noel Fielding, Host of the Great British Baking Show."-Cover. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10+. |
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| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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| Allard Branch | JF AYO (Text) | 37842000822835 | Junior Fiction - English | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Birtle | J F AYO (Text) | 35419003132926 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Houston Public Library | J AYO (Text) | 35150001789371 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| North Saanich Middle School | F AYOA (Text) | 21050000643148 | FIC, includes SC, PB | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Royal Oak Middle School | FIC AYO (Text) | 21050001033406 | Quick Reads | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-06 |
| Trail and District Public Library Main Branch | JF AYO (Text) | 35110001415427 | Children's Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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