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The Wild ThingsDave Eggers

The Wild Things

2009282 pages
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10 editions · 3 languages
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In a stunning act of imagination, Dave Eggers has adapted Maurice Sendak's children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, into this richly drawn full-length novel, the story of a lonely boy navigating the emotional journey away from boyhood. Max is a rambunctious eight-year-old, living with his mother and his sister, terrorizing the neighborhood on his bicycle. But Max's world is changing around him: His father is absent and his mother is increasingly distracted. Max's teenage sister is outgrowing him, leaving him alone in favor of her friends. Sad and angry, Max dons his wolf suit and makes…

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Editions

10 editions · 3 languages
  • Ebook · English · 2009
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780307477569
  • Other · English · 2011
    Wild Things
    Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141946382
  • Other · English · 2010
    Hamish Hamilton · 9780141037134
  • Other · English · 2010
    Vintage Books · 284 pages · 9780307475466
  • Other · English · 2009
    McSweeney's · 288 pages · 9781934781616
  • Other · English · 2009
    Wild Things
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061669095
FictionVoyages and travelsIslandsRunaway childrenMovie novelsFiction, generalMothers and sons, fictionBrothers and sisters, fiction