03208cam a2200601 4500 2467445890 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780375893742 0375893741 B002UBRFEG Amazon 549ff178-609d-4ada-bb08-6fbbf8d5ad24 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 221860 OverDrive (Product ID) 98573 98573 TxAuBib Lawrence, Iain. The Giant-Slayer [Libby eBook]. Random House Children's Books, 2009. realistic fiction books for kids 9-12. historical fiction for children 9-12. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. chapter books for kids age 8-10. fantasy books for kids age 9 12. chapter books for kids age 9-12. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. books for 11 year old girls. books for 12 year old boys. books for 8 year old girls. books for 9 year old girls. books for 8 year old boys. 5th grade reading books. 4th grade reading books. books for kids age 9 12. books for boys age 9 12. girls books ages 9-12. kids books ages 9-12. adventure books. fairy tales. Folklore. fables. HTML:<i>A girl’s imagination transports polio-afflicted kids into a fantastic world.</i><br /> The spring of 1955 tests Laurie Valentine’s gifts as a storyteller. After her friend Dickie contracts polio and finds himself confined to an iron lung, Laurie visits him in the hospital. There she meets Carolyn and Chip, two other kids trapped inside the breathing machines. Laurie’s first impulse is to flee, but Dickie begs her to tell them a story. And so Laurie begins her tale of Collosso, a rampaging giant, and Jimmy, a tiny boy whose destiny is to become a slayer of giants.<br /> As Laurie embellishes her tale with gnomes, unicorns, gryphons, and other fanciful creatures, Dickie comes to believe that he is a character in her story. Little by little Carolyn, Chip, and other kids who come to listen, recognize counterparts as well. Laurie’s tale is so powerful that when she’s prevented from continuing it, Dickie, Carolyn, and Chip take turns as narrators. Each helps bring the story of Collosso and Jimmy to an end—changing the lives of those in the polio ward in startling ways. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Mythology. 3. Media Type: eBook. Notable Children's Books. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=549FF178-609D-4ADA-BB08-6FBBF8D5AD24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=549FF178-609D-4ADA-BB08-6FBBF8D5AD24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)