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The Wild Things 

Dave 

Eggers 



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Seven-year-old Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet and howl like a wolf. In any other era, he would be considered a boy. In 2007, he is considered willful and deranged. His home life is problematic. His parents are divorced; his father, immature and romantic, lives in the city. His mother has taken up with a younger man who steals quarters from the change bowl in the foyer. Driven by a series of pressures internal and external, Max leaves home, jumps in a boat and sails across the ocean to a strange island where giant beasts reign - the Wild Things from Maurice Sendak's visionary classic. This is an all-ages adventure, full of wit and soul, that explores the chaos of youth while Max explores the chaos of the world around him.

The live-action film, co-written by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, and directed by Jonze, is due this autumn.

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Aggie's review of The Wild Things

By Aggie / Spinebreakers Crew

"I give this book 4 stars and would read it again."

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The Wild Things Review

By Merinda / Spinebreakers Crew

Merinda's review of The Wild Things by Dave Eggers: if you’ve got a few hours to spare, The Wild Things is a great way to spend it laughing and smiling...

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Winning entry - Emma Robertson

By Emma Robertson

I will never forget that day when I was brave enough to take a plunge into the dangerous depths of the forbidden sea. My mother had warned me of the cold waters swallowing me whole.

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Runner up - Clarissa

By Clarissa

The sun set like a burnished orange and he flew against it, Icarus-esque. The island was in sight, he could see the bleached white of the beach and the topaz blue of the water.

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Runner up - Imogen

By Imogen

The anger is rising again; rage thrashing and clawing. They took away everything, nothing is left, only me. It’s always been me and the world; now the world is scraped bare.

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