The Christmas Pig
The Christmas Pig
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Annotation: "Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens -- DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life ... even toys. And Jack's newest toy -- the Christmas Pig (DP's replacement) -- has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known. "-- cProvided by publisher.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #309587
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 10/12/21
Illustrator: Field, Jim,
Pages: 271 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-338-79023-4 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-0959-2
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-338-79023-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-0959-5
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2021938338
Dimensions: 23 cm
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews

A 7-year-old descends into the Land of the Lost in search of his beloved comfort object.Jack has loved Dur Pig long enough to wear the beanbag toy into tattered shapelessness-which is why, when his angry older stepsister chucks it out the car window on Christmas Eve, he not only throws a titanic tantrum and viciously rejects the titular replacement pig, but resolves to sneak out to find DP. To his amazement, the Christmas Pig offers to guide him to the place where all lost Things go. Whiffs of childhood classics, assembled with admirable professionalism into a jolly adventure story that plays all the right chords, hang about this tale of loss and love. Along with family drama, Rowling stirs in fantasy, allegory, and generous measures of social and political commentary. Pursued by the Land's cruel and monstrous Loser, Jack and the Christmas Pig pass through territories from the Wastes of the Unlamented, where booger-throwing Bad Habits roam, to the luxurious City of the Missed for encounters with Hope, Happiness, and Power (a choleric king who rejects a vote that doesn't go his way). A joyful reunion on the Island of the Beloved turns poignant, but Christmas Eve being "a night for miracles and lost causes," perhaps there's still a chance (with a little help from Santa) for everything to come right? In both the narrative and Field's accomplished, soft-focus illustrations, the cast presents White.Plays to Rowling's fan base; equally suited for gifting and reading aloud or alone. (Fantasy. 8-12)

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Word Count: 51,528
Reading Level: 5.9
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.9 / points: 8.0 / quiz: 513407 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 850L

A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. A tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the worlds greatest storytellers.

One boy and his toy are about to change everything...

Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens -- DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life... even toys. And Jacks newest toy -- the Christmas Pig (DPs replacement) -- has a daring plan: Together theyll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known...


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