Tales from Outer Suburbia

An exchange student who's really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says... These are the odd details of everyday life that grow and take on an incredible life of their own in tales and illustrations that Shaun Tan's many fans will love.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9780545055871
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.82h x 7.32w x 0.52d
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/03/2008 pg. 59
Booklist 12/01/2008 pg. 50
Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2009 pg. 44
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2009 pg. 204
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2009 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 156
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2009 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 31
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 25
People Weekly 12/21/2009 pg. 61
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2009 pg. 14
Asimov's Science Fiction 02/01/2010 pg. 110
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 12
Library Journal Annex 06/22/2009
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 18
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 128372 / Tales from Outer Suburbia
Reading Level: 6.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 1