Young Adult Novel (Wild Dada Ducks)
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
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The Wild Dada Ducks members cause all sorts of mischief around their junior high school, but although the boys are not bad, they like to pretend that they are true dadaists with unintentional and irrational behavior.Tags
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Young Adult Novel is one of my most cherished childhood books. It is the story of a small group of surrealist nonconformists who call themselves the Wild Dada Ducks and spend their time staging impromptu performance art pieces, printing off irrelevant business cards, and writing stories about a boy named Kevin Shapiro. When a new kid with the same name as their fictional idol transfers to their school, they decide to elevate his status. But what happens when your own creation rejects your praise? That, as they say, is Dada. Bizarre and hilarious while remaining grounded in reality (to an extent), Young Adult Novel is the quintessential Pinkwater novel, and should be readily enjoyed by readers of any age.
Long Live the Wild Dada Ducks of Himmler High!
Brilliant.
I've read it about 10 times but it's always a classic and I enjoyed it as much this time as any time in the past. Kevin Shapiro for President...
Great book for oddballs, outcasts & those that don't fit in. The usual Pinkwater zany, quirky, funny, irreverent masterpiece.
Brilliant.
I've read it about 10 times but it's always a classic and I enjoyed it as much this time as any time in the past. Kevin Shapiro for President...
Great book for oddballs, outcasts & those that don't fit in. The usual Pinkwater zany, quirky, funny, irreverent masterpiece.
Story about nonconformists in school. I like his picture books more and I'm too old to be part of the target audience for this, so I'm donating it so that someone more appreciative can read it.
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Author, illustrator, and radio commentator Daniel M. Pinkwater was born in Memphis Tennessee on November 15, 1941. He is trained as an artist and attended Bard College. In 1969, he wrote and illustrated his first book, The Terrible Roar. Since then he has written over 50 books for children, young adults, and adults. He is also a commentator on show more National Public Radio's All Things Considered and regularly reviews children's books on Weekend Edition Saturday. While he has illustrated many of his works, his most recent ones have been illustrated by his wife Jill Pinkwater. (Bowker Author Biography) Daniel Pinkwater is regarded by critics, educators, psychologists, and law enforcement agencies as the world's most influential writer of books for children and young adults. Since 1987, he has been a regular commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and two collections of his essays have been brought out to the delight of listeners who can read. He lives in Hyde Park, New York. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Young Adult Novel (Wild Dada Ducks) (Wild Dada Ducks)
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- To Charles---more than a cat
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- Kevin's new social worker was Mr. Justin Jarvis, and Kevin didn't like him one bit.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"It has no moral," said the Honorable Venustiano Carranza (President of Mexico), "it is a Dada story." end
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