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A quirky story of love, mischief, and forgiveness from Brazil’s foremost award-winning author for young readers, in her U.S. debut.
Fourteen-year-old Samuel is newly orphaned and homeless in a small town in Brazil. He lives in a giant, hollow, concrete head of St. Anthony, the lingering evidence of the village’s inept and failed attempt to build a monolith over a decade ago. He didn’t know what it was when he crawled into it, seeking shelter during a storm, but since coming there, he hears beautiful singing, echoing like magic in the head twice a day. So he stays.
Miraculously, he can also hear the private prayers and longings of the villagers. Feeling mischievous, Samuel begins to help answer these prayers, hoping that if he does, their noise will quiet down and he can listen to the beautiful singing in peace. Ironically, his miracles gain him so many fans that he starts to worry he will never fulfill his own true longing and find the source of the singing.
Filled with beautiful turns of phrase and wonderfully quirky characters, The Head of the Saint is a riotous story of faith and magic that won’t soon leave your thoughts.
- Socorro Acioli - Author
- Daniel Hahn - Translator
Kindle Book
- Release date: March 8, 2016
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780553537932
- File size: 1981 KB
- Release date: March 8, 2016
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780553537932
- File size: 1981 KB
- Release date: March 8, 2016
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
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English
Levels
ATOS Level:5.8
Lexile® Measure:880
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:4-5