My Sweet Orange Tree
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Pushkin Press
My Sweet Orange Tree
Over fifty years after its first publication, the multimillion-copy international bestseller is available in Pushkin Children's Classics edition, sharing the heartbreaking tale of a gifted, mischievous, direly misunderstood boy growing up in Rio de Janeiro.
A WORLDWIDE CLASSIC OF CHILDREN''S LITERATURE: a moving, life-affirming childhood story from Brazil
Meet Zezé - Brazil''s naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness.
When he grows up he wants to be a poet with a bow-tie but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his family''s poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood and inventing friends to play with. Zezés pranks can be a little too mischievous at least, so say his parents, who punish him harshly when he misbehaves. His father is out of work and the family unhappiness falls hardest on Zezé, the second-youngest of seven siblings. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change. With the help of Pinkie, the talking orange tree, Manuel, who gives Zezé rides in his car, and with his own endless supply of resourcefulness and imagination, Zezé will triumph over any adversity.
This worldwide classic of children''s literature has never been out of print in Brazil since it was first published in 1968. Translated into an astonishing number of languages, it has won the hearts of millions of young readers from Korea to Turkey, Poland to Thailand, and many other countries too, with its inimitable blend of the heart-rending and the whimsical.
Meet Zezé - Brazil''s naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness.
When he grows up he wants to be a poet with a bow-tie but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his family''s poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood and inventing friends to play with. Zezés pranks can be a little too mischievous at least, so say his parents, who punish him harshly when he misbehaves. His father is out of work and the family unhappiness falls hardest on Zezé, the second-youngest of seven siblings. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change. With the help of Pinkie, the talking orange tree, Manuel, who gives Zezé rides in his car, and with his own endless supply of resourcefulness and imagination, Zezé will triumph over any adversity.
This worldwide classic of children''s literature has never been out of print in Brazil since it was first published in 1968. Translated into an astonishing number of languages, it has won the hearts of millions of young readers from Korea to Turkey, Poland to Thailand, and many other countries too, with its inimitable blend of the heart-rending and the whimsical.
- | Author: Jose Mauro de Vasconcelos, Alison Entrekin
- | Publisher: Pushkin Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 03, 2025
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781805332114
- | ISBN-10: 1805332112
- Author:
- Jose Mauro de Vasconcelos, Alison Entrekin
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Press
- Publication Date:
- Jul 03, 2025
- Language:
- eng
- Binding:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN-13:
- 9781805332114
- ISBN10:
- 1805332112