Swamplandia!

By Karen Russell. Publisher: Knopf

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Narrated by two teen siblings—a 13-year-old alligator wrestler, Ava, and her older brother, Kiwi—this elegiac and eccentric novel traces a course through shabby tourist traps and the magical Everglades swamp.

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ISBN:

9780307263995

Awards Won

Title Year
Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults

91´«Ã½

Selected by the Books for Youth editors, the following titles comprise the year’s best personal reading for teenagers among adult books published in 2006. More on each book’s content and suggested audience can be found in the full-length Booklist review.
2011 - Selection(s)