The End of the Beginning
Being the Adventures of a Small Snail and an Even Smaller Ant
Avi
Tusa, Tricia (ILT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
An unusual and inspiring story from Newbery Medalist Avi
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Avon the snail has never had an adventure. And adventure, he has heard, is the key to a happy life. So with his new friend Edward the ant, Avon sets out on a journey to find the excitement his life has been missing.
The travelers meet all manner of wise, weird, and intriguing creatures--including a dragon!--and it's not long before their adventures begin.
In the tradition of such classics as The Little Prince, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Winnie-the-Pooh, this completely original story--a modern fable for our time--brims with wit, wisdom, and profound insights about the meaning of things . . . great and small.
BOOK EXCERPTS
Chapter one In Which the Adventure Begins avon, a rather small snail, read a book every day. He loved to read because books told him all about the things that creatures did when they went on adventures. Now, Avon had noticed that when creatures finished their adventures, and when the stories ended, the creatures were always happy. Because Avon had never had an adventure of his own, the more he read, the sadder he became. It was absolutely necessary, he decided, to have adventures for himself. Only then would he be happy. He sighed. No adventures will ever come my way. A newt who was passing by overheard Avons words. Nay, lad, dont say such things. But dont you see, said Avon, close to tears, the most important thing in the world is having adventures. Not only have I not had any, I dont think I ever will. And if I dont have adventureslike the ones Ive read about in these booksIm bound to be unhappy forever. Then go out and seek some adventures, said the newt. I dont know how, Avon said. Remember, lad, said the newt, if its going to be tomorrow, it might as well be today. And if it is today, it could have been yesterday. If it was yesterday, then youre over and done with it, and can write your own book. Think about that. Avon thought about it for a long moment, and then he said right out loud, Yes, I will do it. Yesterday for sure! Text copyright © 2004 by AviIllustrations copyright © 2004 by Tricia Tusa All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be submitted online at www.harcourt.com/contact or mailed to the following address: Permissions Department, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777.
AUTHOR BIO
AVI has written many acclaimed novels for middle grade and teen readers, including his Newbery Medal-winning Crispin: The Cross of Lead and his two Newbery Honor Books, Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
TRICIA TUSA has illustrated several picture books, including Mrs. Spitzer's Garden by Edith Pattou and her own Maebelle's Suitcase; Camilla's New Hairdo, a Parents Magazine Best Book; and Bunnies in My Head, which also features drawings by the young patients at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She lives in Houston, Texas.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0152049681
ISBN(13-digit): 9780152049683
Copyright: 2004
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: 2004002696
Book Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: ENG
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 143
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