Playworld

PlayworldBy: Adam Ross Series: Vintage Contemporaries WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE A big and big hearted novelone enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor coming of age in a bygone Manhattan, from the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Peanut NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, TOWN & COUNTRY, AND PEOPLE GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE FINALIST MULANEY READS BOOK CLUB PICK "A

allows us to know him intimately and gives us an unusually rich picture of this generous

and all the experiences that go into making a life

" -- Stephanie Garber

- Whimsical illustrations sit alongside a heart-warming story centred on kindness

Marcus's visual history tour of 100 years of children's book illustration gathers in one glorious volume the posters of the annual Children's Book Week

But all is not well

One year on from surrender and Tokyo lies broken and bleeding at the feet of its American victors

school feels like the last place she wants to be

School Library Journal called The Land of Forgotten Girls “A charming and affecting novel about sisterhood

and Swedish

Or do Sirena and their kitten friends have a surprise for her

defined by their maddest edges