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Can I read The Genius Under the Table on EtoBox?
The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Genius Under the Table about?
[Note: illustrated, but text is a mess, original nr. of pages is 208]An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor WinnerWith a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of growing up in Cold War Russia.Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he become a national hero when he doesn’t even have his own room? He’s not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family.**Readable text but messed up illustrations layout**
Who reads The Genius Under the Table?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Eugene Yelchin
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Comics & Graphic Novels, Juvenile
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