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Thirteen-year-old Juan's summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito's house for the entire holiday! Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own! He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him, and he's the only one who can find the elusive, never-before-read Wild Book. An unforgettable adventure story about books, libraries, and the power of reading.

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9781916467101

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A must-read for book-lovers everywhere' (BOOKTRUST); A beautifully written ode to the inherent magic of books, a timeless celebration of reading' (FOREWORD REVIEWS); `Equal parts ecology and magical realism, Villoro entrusts young readers to care for and sustain the magic'(LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS).

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Juan Villoro is Mexico's most prolific, prize-winning author, playwright, journalist, and screenwriter. His books have been translated into many languages. Several of his books have appeared in English, including his collection on football, God Is Round and a novel, The Reef. Villoro lives in Mexico City and is a visiting lecturer at Yale and Princeton universities.

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