The Universe of Fair
by Leslie Bulion
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Pub Date Aug 07 2012 | Archive Date Jan 28 2013
Peachtree Publishers | Peachtree
Description
Miller Sanford's parents think he's too young to explore the annual town fair alone. Hopeful that they will reconsider this year, Miller works extra hard to be nice to his little sister Penny and her friends. But when his mother can't attend the Fair and his father has to cover her volunteer booth hours as well as his own, Miller ends up with more responsibility than he can handle.
Instead of enjoying a freewheeling day on his own, he is drawn into a series of mishaps involving everything from his dad's prize-worthy lemon meringue pie and his own ill-fated science fair project.
Frank Dormer's kid-friendly illustrations enliven the pages of Leslie Bulion's lighthearted take on growing up and learning to be responsible.
Advance Praise
"In 11 1/2-year-old Miller's town, the fair is the central event of the kidyear.
He's been saving and planning for months, and finally, it's fair time. Heand best pal Lewis plan a day of rides, games and fair food and work hard tomake his parents believe that he is responsible enough to go without them. Butthen best-made plans go sadly awry. He accidentally feeds most of his father'spie entry to his 6-year-old sister and her friends. Then his parents suddenlycan't take him and won't let him go alone. Miller, despairing, roundsup his sister and her two friends and brings them to the fair, believing he canstill manage some time for fun. Miller can fret with the best of worriers. Asthe day slips away, with no rides, no fabulous fair food and most of his moneygoing to care for the little ones, concern for their safety washes over him ashe begins to fully understand the true meaning of responsibility. Accompaniedby Dormer's slightly surreal black-and-white illustrations, this winsome effortnot only lovingly celebrates the color and magic of the fair, but endearinglydepicts the inner landscape of a maturing child encountering his first taste ofthe adult world.
A cheerful and totally entertaining look at fairs, friendship and the valueof family."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Eleven-year-old Miller'sfavorite day of the year is Fair Friday, the opening day of his Connecticuttown's annual fair. This year, the science whiz is trying to prove that he isresponsible enough to go to the fair with his best friend, Lewis, not with aparent-a struggle for independence that middle-grade readers will doubtlesslyrelate to. But before Fair Friday arrives, things start to go wrong: Milleraccidentally serves his father's pie (which was intended to be entered in abaking contest at the fair) as an after school snack. Then, due to parentalwork and illness, Miller gets stuck taking his six-year-old sister and her twofriends to the fair. Ghost sightings, lost first-graders, and Miller's attemptsto get this father's mostly eaten pie in to the contest make for a verydifferent Fair Friday than Miller expected. Bulion (The Trouble with Rules)captures the boisterous, chaotic nature of the fair, as well as its primacy inthe grade-school social calendar. Dormer's characteristically sketchy andchildlike illustrations match the upbeat mood of this entertaining story."
—Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781561456345 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
