 First edition | |
| Author | John Hornor Jacobs |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Published | 2013 (Carolrhoda Lab) |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 9780761390077 |
| OCLC | 793991473 |
| Followed by | The Shibboleth |
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A review in Publishers Weekly of The Twelve Fingered Boy wrote "Jacobs skillfully builds tension and mystery throughout.", [1] while Kirkus Reviews wrote "Against the plethora of mutant and superhuman narratives, this effort just feels shopworn.". [2]
The Twelve-Fingered Boy has also been reviewed by Booklist , [3] School Library Journal , [4] Horn Book Guides [5] Library Media Connection, [6] and Common Sense Media. [7]
It won a 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Award gold medal. [8]
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Jacobs' storytelling has the effortless velocity of early Dean Koontz, and his prose is textured with hard-boiled grit: each kid's supernatural flexing causes nosebleeds and vomiting, not to mention the realistic mangling of innocent people.
Fans of Alexander Gordon Smith's "Escape from Furnace" series (Farrar) will enjoy the fast-paced paranormal twists this novel offers, and the ending will leave them wanting more.
.. the narrative also meanders, but readers will enjoy this trilogy debut, a wild and riveting tale full of allusions to fairy tales, movies, and comic book heroes...
While the premise is intriguing and Shreve is an entertaining character, the slow pace may turn the reluctant male reader away.
an intense horror/action story that finds new juice in familiar situations.
