Young Hoosier Book Award
2013 · Middle Grades · Nominee
About This Book
A breathtaking illustrated novel from Pura Belpre Award winner, Pam Ryan, and MacArthur fellow and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sis!
From the time he is a young boy, Neftalà hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftalà knows he cannot ignore the call. Under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, he listens and he follows. . . Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter SÃs take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
From the time he is a young boy, Neftalà hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftalà knows he cannot ignore the call. Under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, he listens and he follows. . . Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter SÃs take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
Awards
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2012 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Nene Award
2012 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
2011 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2011 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Nautilus Award
2011 · Fiction-Teen · Winner
Pura Belpre Award
2011 · Author · Winner
PEN Literary Award
2011 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
NAPPA Gold Award
2010 · Ages 9 & Up · Winner
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2010 · Fiction & Poetry · Honor Book
