by PeterCarey (Author)
With only 50 dollars to their name, Sam and his family arrive in Toronto to sell his mother's latest painting. Sam is locked out of his hotel room, then kidnapped, and soon finds himself entered for a perfect child competition, for which the prize is an enormous cheque.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 18 Nov 1996
ISBN 10: 0571174841
ISBN 13: 9780571174843
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The author won the 1988 Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda .