Dorp Dead
Julia Cunningham. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.95 (112pp) ISBN 978-0-375-82255-1
Long out of print, Julia Cunningham's Dorp Dead (1965), illus. by James Spanfeller, was a precursor to a movement toward gritty realism in young adult novels. Here, the 10-year-old orphaned narrator (who, according to him, is ""ferociously intelligent"" and, in order to hide his gift, ""purposely never learn[ed] to spell"") is taken in by the town's eccentric ladder maker and is compelled to escape when he discovers the man's plans for him.
Details
Reviewed on: 11/01/2002
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 96 pages - 978-0-394-99267-9
Library Binding - 112 pages - 978-0-375-92255-8
Mass Market Paperbound - 103 pages - 978-0-440-41941-9
Paperback - 86 pages - 978-0-679-84718-2
Paperback - 92 pages - 978-0-380-00709-7
