How to behave in a crowd a novel

Eleven-year-old Isidore has never skipped a grade or written a dissertation [as his five accomplished siblings have]. But he notices things the others don't, and asks questions they fear to ask. So when tragedy strikes the Mazal family, Isidore is the only one to recognize how everyone is strug...

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Main Author: Bordas, Camille, 1987- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2017]
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: Eleven-year-old Isidore has never skipped a grade or written a dissertation [as his five accomplished siblings have]. But he notices things the others don't, and asks questions they fear to ask. So when tragedy strikes the Mazal family, Isidore is the only one to recognize how everyone is struggling with their grief, and perhaps the only one who can help them--if he doesn't run away from home first.
Physical Description: 319 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780451497543
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9780451497550
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Author Notes: Camille Bordas is the author of two previous books in her native French. How to Behave in a Crowd is her first novel written in English. Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker , her nonfiction in Chicago magazine. She teaches creative writing at the University of Florida MFA program in Gainesville.