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The boy lost in the maze

"This story is about two boys, separated by centuries, parted by myth, divided by reality. Two boys hoping to be men. Two boys severed from their fathers. Two boys searching a maze of manhood." -- back cover.

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Main Author: Coelho, Joseph (Author)
Other Authors: Milner, Kate (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press ; 2024.
Subjects:
Mythology > Young adult fiction.
Minotaur > (Greek mythological character) > Young adult fiction.
Theseus, > King of Athens > Young adult fiction.
Birthfathers > Young adult fiction.
Teenage boys > Young adult fiction.
Mythological fiction > Young adult.
Fantasy fiction > Young adult.
Novels in verse > Young adult.
Coming-of-age fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:"This story is about two boys, separated by centuries, parted by myth, divided by reality. Two boys hoping to be men. Two boys severed from their fathers. Two boys searching a maze of manhood." -- back cover.
Physical Description:313 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:12 and up.
ISBN:9781536236415
1536236411
Author Notes:Joseph Coelho , an award-winning poet, playwright, and author of picture books and nonfiction, was selected as the UK Children's Laureate in 2022. His books include Werewolf Club Rules ; Overheard in a Tower Block ; The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems , which was short-listed for a Carnegie Medal; and Ten-Word Tiny Tales. He has also written picture books such as Luna Loves Library Day and If All the World Were. Joseph Coelho works regularly as a performance poet, and his plays for young people have been performed by various British theater groups. A staunch ambassador for libraries and for diverse and inclusive new voices in poetry, Joseph Coelho lives in Kent, England.

Kate Milner is the author-illustrator of the award-winning My Name Is Not Refugee and It's a No-Money Day , which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the illustrator of Joseph Coelho's Overheard in a Tower Block and The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems . Her illustrations and prints have been shown in London galleries and national touring exhibitions. A former librarian, she lives in Bedfordshire, England.

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