The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet

[Bara]

Reif Larsen, I think the author is. I recommended it to Ann for herself and her young adult readers.

An antidote to Edgar - but you'll have to go on Amazon for a description.

Purportedly written (and drawn/mapped) by a 12-year-old rural genius called Tecumseh Sparrow Spivet, it traces his thinking and his adventures, as he runs away riding the 'hobo' railroad network to be the invited guest speaker at the Smithsonian...

They don't know he's only twelve ..

Read on.

[Goalie]

I promise I will.

[adcooper]

Bara, I did read it, and here's the odd thing: while I am the only Exracer who loved Edgar Sawtelle--even the conclusion--I was actually bothered by the ending of Spivet. Somewhere on that long train trip the book transformed from something oddly marvelous to a goofball sci-fi story and I just couldn't stay connected to the kid once the secret society business popped up. I do like the format, the sidebars and diagrams and drawings were wonderful. And I liked the rancher dad all along, so at least the ending felt right in that regard. Despite my grumpiness about the later part of the book, I'm handing it to people at the library all the time and instructing them to read it and report back to me.

[Bara]

No, I loved Sawtelle, too. I just said the ending was 'strange'.

Re TS, I think you're right. I think I got a bit grumpy, too.

It lost its way - or I lost my way. It's worth reading, though, isn't it? We're both still recommending it.

[adcooper]

pre-xactly!