From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as 'Tubby.' He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. this book is signed by the author Karen Russell on the title-page. this book is hard-bound in light green paper covered boards, with a dark green paper covered spine with gilt stamping to the spine, in a nice dust jacket with some light handling wear. As Ava sets out on a mission through the magical swamps to save them all, we are drawn into a lush and bravely imagined debut that takes us to the shimmering edge of reality.(Publisher). But when illness fells Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, the family is plunged into chaos her father withdraws, her sister falls in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, defects to a rival park called The World of Darkness. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at Swamplandia!, her family's island home and gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. Green paper over boards with spine backed in blue and lettered in silver. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. If you were left wanting more of Kya’s story and her life in the marsh, I can’t give you that.īut, if you’re looking for read-alikes, these books like Where the Crawdads Sing just might be your perfect next read (or the perfect gift for someone who also loved the book!).Hardcover.

It’s a book worth reading, worth savoring, and worth sharing with your friends.īut what should you read AFTER Where the Crawdads Sing? That’s…staggering.Īs for me, Where the Crawdads Sing made my list of the best books of 2018 and the best books of the decade. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is one of the most-loved and recommended books of the past few years.Īnytime I run across someone asking for book recommendations–whether it’s online or in person–inevitably, this book is mentioned.Īs of this writing, the book has almost 975,000 reviews on Goodreads–with an average rating of 4.47.

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