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The wild things / by Dave Eggers.

Eggers, Dave. (Author). Jonze, Spike. Wild things. (Added Author). Sendak, Maurice. Where the wild things are. (Added Author).

Summary:

During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. Based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307475466
  • ISBN: 9781934781616
  • ISBN: 9781934781623
  • ISBN: 9781934781630
  • Physical Description: 288 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : McSweeney's, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Adapted from the illustrated book 'Where the wild things are' by Maurice Sendak, and based on the screenplay 'Where the wild things are' co-written by D.E. and Spike Jonze."
Target Audience Note:
840L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6 14 155610.
Subject: Islands > Fiction.
Runaway children > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.
Fantasy fiction.
Movie novels.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library F EGGERS (Text) 33114016378788 Adult Fiction Available -
Troutman Branch Library F EGGERS (Text) 33114016491078 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Eggers (Text) 31010000290942 Adult Fiction Available -
Hampton B. Allen Library FIC EGGERS (Text) 18198000572828 Adult Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch EGG (Text) 33258006643493 Adult Fiction Available -
Lenoir Library F EGGERS Dave (Text) 50669011315224 Adult Fiction Available -
Lexington Public Library J E (Text) 25908005481887 Juvenile Biography Available -

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