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The Wild Things by Dave Eggers; Maurice Sendak; Spike Jonze is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Wild Things about?

In a stunning act of imagination, Dave Eggers has adapted Maurice Sendak's children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, into this richly drawn full-length novel, the story of a lonely boy navigating the emotional journey away from boyhood. Max is a rambunctious eight-year-old, living with his mother and his sister, terrorizing the neighborhood on his bicycle. But Max's world is changing around him: His father is absent and his mother is increasingly distracted. Max's teenage sister is outgrowing him, leaving him alone in favor of her friends. Sad and angry, Max dons his wolf suit and makes terrible, ruinous mischief. Setting off into the night, Max finds a boat and sails away to an island. Here he meets strange and giant creatures. Creatures that rage and break things. Creatures that trample and scream. These monsters do everything Max feels inside! And so, Max appoints himself their king. Here, on a magnificent adventure with the creatures, Max can be the wildest thing of all.In this visionary new novel, Eggers brings an imaginary world vividly to life, filling it with monsters, chaos, and one very real little boy. By turns beautiful and joyful, sorrowful and strange, The Wild T

Who reads The Wild Things?

Author

Dave Eggers; Maurice Sendak; Spike Jonze

Publisher

Vintage Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307477569

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

Rating

3.45 / 5 (19 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14