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The Wild Things
Book profileEnglish (United Kingdom)
Book · 3 editions

The Wild Things

2010
first published
English
language
3
edition in English
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pages

Seven-year-old Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet, and howl like a wolf. In any other era, he would be considered a boy. In 2007, he is considered wilful and deranged. His home life is problematic. His parents are divorced; his father, immature and romantic, lives in the city. His mother has taken up with a younger man who steals quarters from the change bowl in the foyer. Driven by a series of pressures internal and external, Max leaves home, jumps in a boat and sails across the ocean to a strange island where giant beasts reign - the Wild Things from Maurice Sendak's visionary classic. This is an all-ages adventure, full of wit and soul, that explores the chaos of youth while Max explores the chaos of the world around him.

Editions

3 editions · sort: newest
The Wild ThingsThe Wild ThingsPenguin978-01-4194-638-297801419463822011-12-15English (United Kingdom)—E-book
The Wild ThingsThe Wild ThingsPenguin978-01-4103-713-497801410371342010-06-03English (United Kingdom)288Softcover
The Wild ThingsThe Wild ThingsVintage978-03-0747-546-697803074754662010-03-09English (United States)304Softcover