Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton

"Thrilling -- a spirited, poignant coming-of-age vignette and an intriguing window into a little-known chapter in vaudeville history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In 1908, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the most exciting thing to come to Muskegon, Michigan, since baseball. They're summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers, and -- best of all -- a slapstick actor his own age named Buster Keaton. Henry longs to learn to take a fall like Buster, "the human mop," but Buster just wants to play ball with Henry and his friends. With his signature nostalgic touch, Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan illuminates a bygone era with lustrous color, dynamic lines, and flawless dramatic pacing.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/09/2017
ISBN: 9780763687069
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 6.60w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 159783 / Bluffton
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5