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Clarion Books, 2001. Hard Cover Hardcover. GOOD/GOOD. • Binding: Hard Cover • Ex-Library (with markings) • 2001 • Tight square binding. Dust jacket nicely protected, library style. Other then a few library marks, book in very good condition. •
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Summary
Zazoo, almost 14, lives with her adoptive grandfather, who brought her from Vietnam to his village in France when she was just two years old. They have many things in common, including a love of poetry—and a tangled history that Zazoo is only now beginning to understand. She has always known that Grand-Pierre was involved in World War II, but not what that meant, and she never imagined that he had fought in Vietnam.
A boy who rides his bicycle into her village one morning asks a question from which many stories begin to unfold. The bicycle boy, Marius, and the middle-aged local pharmacist turn out to have surprising connections with Zazoo and Grand-Pierre. With the help of new and old friends, Zazoo makes the bittersweet discovery that the past isn’t over, but that it informs and colors the present and the future. Richly textured and beautifully written, Zazoo is an unusual and engrossing novel.
A boy who rides his bicycle into her village one morning asks a question from which many stories begin to unfold. The bicycle boy, Marius, and the middle-aged local pharmacist turn out to have surprising connections with Zazoo and Grand-Pierre. With the help of new and old friends, Zazoo makes the bittersweet discovery that the past isn’t over, but that it informs and colors the present and the future. Richly textured and beautifully written, Zazoo is an unusual and engrossing novel.
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- Title Zazoo
- Author Richard Mosher
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st/1st
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-10-15
- ISBN 9780618135349 / 0618135340
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.3 x 0.97 in (23.47 x 16.00 x 2.46 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 680
- Library of Congress subjects France, Orphans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001028291
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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A slow and almost dreamlike exploration of the myriad ways that the past—especially a cataclysmic past—informs the present. . . .The slow revelation of the many intertwined personal histories is truly elegant, and the several love stories that emerge are almost painfully romantic. Zazoo's voice is honest and distinct as she tells her story; the secondary characters develop with real three-dimensional complexity as well. This is a story of memory and contemplation, not action, with most of the elements unfolding slowly over the course of a year through dialogue and reminiscence.
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
From the very first paragraph, Mosher's vivid imagery makes Zazoo's world come to life. . . .This book is her tale, a romance with a little history thrown in, and it is told well.
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
Zazoo is a beautiful and lyrical novel, with poetry woven throughout. It is a story of love, devotion, and unwavering commitment that bridges generations and cultures.
School Library Journal, Starred
A lyrical book about memory and living with loss.
SLJ Best Books of the Year
Readers will be swept away by the evocative images and emotive scenes in this story, offering a mix of bitter and sweeet.
Publishers Weekly, Starred
[T]his finely crafted novel, told in Zazoo's authentic first-person narrative, speaks to more than one message; it also evokes the quiet passage of the seasons and the joys of friendship. A novel with a big message well told through the smallest details.
Booklist, ALA
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
From the very first paragraph, Mosher's vivid imagery makes Zazoo's world come to life. . . .This book is her tale, a romance with a little history thrown in, and it is told well.
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
Zazoo is a beautiful and lyrical novel, with poetry woven throughout. It is a story of love, devotion, and unwavering commitment that bridges generations and cultures.
School Library Journal, Starred
A lyrical book about memory and living with loss.
SLJ Best Books of the Year
Readers will be swept away by the evocative images and emotive scenes in this story, offering a mix of bitter and sweeet.
Publishers Weekly, Starred
[T]his finely crafted novel, told in Zazoo's authentic first-person narrative, speaks to more than one message; it also evokes the quiet passage of the seasons and the joys of friendship. A novel with a big message well told through the smallest details.
Booklist, ALA
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Clarion Books, 2001. Appears new.. Signed by Moser on the title page. Summary: A young Vietnamese girl and her bicycle boy begin uncovering secrets about the past.. Signed. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Middle Grade.
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New York: Clarion Books, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Very slight edgewear to dust jacket. Barely visible shelfwear to bottoms of boards. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. 'Diesel: A Bookstore Signed Copy' sticker. Winner of the Friends of American Writers award. By the author of 'The Taxi Navigator'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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