Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0544324021
- ISBN-13
- 9780544324022
- Series
- Mr. Bones
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 359
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-30
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Paul Theroux
Description
A collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast includes stories about a family whose father is becoming a joke-telling, old-fashioned minstrel and two sons who watch their father's obsessive battle with some raccoons. 30,000 first printing.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter
By Jane KurtzOffers young readers an illustrated biography about the life of Barnum Brown, a skilled dinosaur bone hunter who made great discoveries through his patience, persistence, and continuous curiosity of the dinosaur era. Simultaneous.
-
Hello and Goodbye: Hello Mr Bones / Goodbye Mr Rat
By Patrick McCabeWell, is that a fact, Mrs Dowdy Cabbage? So how do you explain the continued attentions he pays to me? As he potters along the empty, echoing corridors, sighing as he opens and closes doors with his heavy keys.
-
Mr. Bones
By Vera TrembachMr. Bones is a compilation of different dinosaur-related stories with follow-up questions to ensure the students understand what they have read.
-
They Called Him Mr. Bones
By Leslie Budnick"Digger of dinosaurs. Barnum Brown spent his life digging up old bones. You might even recognize some of his famous discoveries."--Back cover.
-
A Chink-a-Pen Mystery: The Mountain Zombie and Finding Mr. Bones
By Janice BeardenTweed is looking forward to spending the summer with his uncle Rainer.
-
Hello Mr. Bones & Goodbye Mr. Rat
By Patrick McCabe—Indeed and heis,Mr. Balthazar, sir! a clearlydelighted Mrs. Cabbage would peal—quite beside herself with excitement, it was evident, savoring yet again the seething, inevitable envy of her neighbors. —I'llbe with you just ina moment, ...
-
Mr. Bones: The Right Halloween Job
By Chris LarterMr. Bones is tired of being a holiday gimmick, so he has set off to find a new job this Halloween. Follow Mr. Bones on his adventure to how he went from being a holiday gimmick to a holiday star!
-
What Happen Then, Mr Bones?
By Charlotte RandallTime runs backwards in this exhilarating novel from the author of the award-winning The Curative.
-
The Testimony of Mr. Bones: Stories
By Olive GhiselinThe Testimony of Mr. Bones: Stories
-
Boo Bat
By Charles ReasonerIn this book with simple rhyming text, Boo Bat flys through the night on Halloween.