Junonia

Resumen del libro

Alice Rice is turning ten, and the world is full of promise. She has friends and family to celebrate with her, as well as an eagerly anticipated beach vacation ahead of her, and she knows exactly how everything will be: perfect. But what happens when life isn't exactly what Alice expects?

A junonia shell is a rare and exceptional find-and this novel for young middle-grade readers, by the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Medal-winning Kevin Henkes, delivers an equally "spectacular discovery," according to the New York Times. An astonishing achievement. Chapter opener illustrations by the author throughout.

"Henkes perfectly captures Alice's angst as she spins between the little-girlhood she's leaving behind and the adolescence that looms in front of her."-New York Times

Alice Rice is turning ten-double digits-and the world is full of promise. She has friends and family to celebrate with her, as well as an eagerly anticipated beach vacation ahead of her, and she knows exactly how everything will be: perfect. But what happens when life isn't exactly what Alice expects? This exquisitely crafted short novel is illustrated throughout by the author, who was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon. Junonia is for a younger reader than Kevin Henkes's acclaimed novels Olive's Ocean (a Newbery Honor Book) and Bird Lake Moon. An often funny, always true, masterful coming-of-age story about the unexpected ways in which a gift can arrive.

Kevin Henkes was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, a Newbery Honor for Olive's Ocean, and a Caldecott Honor for Owen. His recent picture book My Garden was a New York Times bestseller. Kevin Henkes lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

"Henkes knows that Alice, like many girls her age, carries plenty of things in her mind-and her heart-that she seldom speaks of. She mulls them over privately, and in Henkes's hands, eloquently."
- New York Times

"Very few writers have such a keen understanding of the emotional lives of children; here Henkes is at the top of his game."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"In this introspective story about a child's search for a rare shell, Henkes again displays his ability to find profound meaning in ordinary events. . . . Readers will empathize with Alice's frustrations and relish her moments of joy."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review).

"With tender observations and sensory details, Henkes creates a memorable young individual whose arcadian growing up is authentic and pitch-perfect."
- Booklist (starred review)

"Alice balances between familiarity and novelty, coziness and independence, self-centeredness and altruism-the balance beam of turning ten. . . . A fully realized, respectful portrait of a childhood milestone."
- The Horn Book

Biografía del autor

Kevin Henkes nació el 27 de noviembre de 1960 en Racine (Wisconsin), Estados Unidos. Es autor e ilustrador de libros para niños, y está convencido de que esta es su verdadera vocación. Ha obtenido las medallas Caldecott y New-bery por varias de sus obras. En 2020 reci-bió el premio Childrenx{0026} x02019;s Literature Legacy por su amplia contribución a la literatura infantil.