On top of that, he’s a right laugh, which never hurts.” - Book Forum
with his own creditable identity, making him every bit as doubting and overwhelmed as he is precocious and indomitable-he’s a little bundle of paradoxes, with the proper literary DNA of any well-formed character. “Inventing a preternaturally bright child is always tricky, but Larsen imbues T. “Spivet’s narration is undeniably funny not since Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has a precocious young boy carried a novel so ably.” - The Stranger “Larsen's instincts are extraordinary.” - The Oregonian “Brimming with idiosyncrasies….endearing and triumphantly original…. “n ambitious and smart first novel ….This is a book to be read slowly, savored for its digressions and offbeat characters.” - Newsday Each page is literally a work of art….” - Boston Globe Last, vital days of youth.” - Entertainment Weekly “A mightily impressive debut, a wistful glimpse at that moment when adulthood threatens those “As much a work of art as it is a warm, compelling story of family ties, science and the importance of understanding the world-and the human heart.” - The Miami Herald “ is like nothing you’ve ever picked up…Illustrated with witty marginalia (supposedly produced by its protagonist), it is also steeped in poignancy, humor, and wisdom.” - Vanity Fair Jake Hallman, A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland, CA On every page there was something that I wanted to read aloud to anyone who would listen.” This book is funny, tender, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and full of insight. Spivet, which is full of observations and maps, we see the world through the eyes of a Cheerios-obsessed 12-year-old with the wisdom of an old soul. Jeanne Costello, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, CO May 2009 Indie Next List Beautiful maps and illustrations will delight and amaze readers. Reif Larsen has a remarkably original and touching achievement in this first novel. a prestigious award, he decides to hop on a train which takes him on a journey from his ranch in Montana to the capital. When the Smithsonian Institution, unaware of his age, offers T.S.
Spivet, 12-year-old boy genius and cartographer, is a fresh character who will share the wonders of seeing the world through adolescent eyes like no other, making sense of the world by mapping, charting and illustrating everywhere he goes.
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