Overview
Why does everyone seem so scared? That's what the new boy in town, Rex Norton-Norton, aka Rex Zero, wonders as he rides his bike through Ottawa's streets. Is it spies? Kidnappers? Or is it because of the shadowy creature some say is stalking Adams Park? One thing is certain in this summer of 1962 as the Cold War heats up: nothing is quite what it seems. What's a boy to do? If his name is Rex Zero and he has a bike he calls Diablo, five wild and funny siblings, an alpha dog named Kincho, a basement bomb shelter built of old Punch magazines, and a mind that turns everything inside out, he's bound to come up with an amazing idea. With its mystery, adventure, laugh-out-loud scenes of family chaos, and underlying message of hope, this wonderfully original novel explores the impact of doomsday on the imagination of one smart and funny twelve-year-old boy. And more Rex Zero adventures are promised! Rex Zero and the End of the World is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Wynne-Jones
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Imprint: Farrar Straus Giroux
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.20cm
Weight: 0.336kg
ISBN: 9780374334673
ISBN 10: 0374334676
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 20 February 2007
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Brilliant in its near stream-of-consciousness depiction of the world as Rex sees it . . . The meticulous plotting sets the enormity of world destruction against the equally cataclysmic concerns of childhood. It's a historic narrative that resonates eerily and effectively today. -Starred, The Horn Book Wynne-Jones writes with a light, often humorous touch and maintains a perspective true to an 11-year-old's perspective. This winning hero paints a universe both hopeful and realistic, one that readers may well want to visit. --Starred, Publishers Weekly Delightfully nerve-wracking, eccentric and optimistic. -- Kirkus Reviews The sense of looming doomsday will hold readers, as will the timeless drama of moving and trying to fit in. - Booklist A fast-moving, quirky romp through apocalyptic anxiety. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br> Eccentric and charming. -- VOYA An unusual and appealing title. -- School Library Journal, May 2007
Author Information
TIM WYNNE-JONES is one of Canada's premier children's authors. His most recent novel, A Thief in the House of Memory, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice. He lives near Perth, Ontario.
