by Tim Bowler · Editorial Presença · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722325837
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«O Rapaz do Rio» is Tim Bowler's young adult novel, published by Editorial Presença in paperback (160 pages, in Portuguese).
Jess loves swimming and her grandfather, and is glad to spend a few days in the house where he grew up. But her grandfather is seriously ill and determined to finish a painting called «O Rapaz do Rio». As she helps him, Jess discovers the canvas's link to the old man's life: a poetic story about death, loss, and inner growth.
Originally published as «River Boy», it won the Carnegie Medal and the Angus Book Award.
Young and adult readers looking for novels with emotional and reflective depth.
Tim Bowler is an author of books for teenagers and young adults. He won the 1997 Carnegie Medal from the CILIP, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for the novel River Boy.
