My Sweet Orange Tree

My Sweet Orange Tree Hardcover – July 9, 2019 by José Mauro de Vasconcelos (Author).

Fifty years after its first publication, the multimillion-copy international bestseller is available again in English, sharing the heartbreaking tale of a gifted, mischievous, direly misunderstood boy growing up in Rio de Janeiro.

When Zezé grows up, he wants to be a poet in a bow tie. For now the precocious young boy entertains himself by playing clever pranks on the residents of his Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, stunts for which his parents and siblings punish him severely. Lately, with his father out of work, the beatings have become harsher. Zezé’s only solace comes from his time at school, his hours secretly spent singing with a street musician, and the refuge he finds with his precious magical orange tree. When Zezé finally makes a real friend, his life begins to change, opening him up to human tenderness but also wrenching sorrow. Never out of print in Brazil since it was first published in 1968, My Sweet Orange Tree, inspired by the author’s own childhood, has been translated into many languages and has won the hearts of millions of young readers across the globe.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 272 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 187 x 24mm | 306g
• Publication date 09 Jul 2019
• Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.
• Publication City/Country Massachusetts, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 1536203289
• ISBN13 9781536203288