Sentences with phrase «precocious young narrators»

I enjoyed Shulock's ode to precocious young narrators defined by «idiosyncratic voices, unapologetic intelligence and bold curiosity» (à la Blue van Meer in Marisha Pessl's Special Topics in Calamity Physics — which, as a side note, was probably my favorite book of 2006).
Percy Isaac Gifford, the precocious young narrator in Laurie Friedman's Thanksgiving Rules, knows the secrets to stuffing yourself on Turkey Day: get dressed (in whatever clothes Mom wants); help clean up the house; be nice to your family... and then you get to eat!
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