
Turk and Runt
A Thanksgiving Comedy
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · October 1, 2005
Turk's parents are proud of him, the biggest, strongest, most graceful bird at Wishbone Farm.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful Thanksgiving comedy turns one turkey family's failure to listen into the joke.
- Themes
- Family attention, Being unheard, Thanksgiving
- Genres
- Thanksgiving Stories, Farm Animal Stories, Bird Stories
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Turk's parents are proud of him, the biggest, strongest, most graceful bird at Wishbone Farm. "He's a dancer," says his mother. "He's an athlete," says his father. "He's a goner," says his little brother, Runt. But no one ever listens to Runt -- even after people with seasonal plans and roasting pans begin showing up at Wishbone Farm, or even after the juiciest turkeys are chosen, one by one. "Chosen for what?" Turk asks. No one wants to hear Runt's answer.
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But you will laugh at what he has to do to get his family's attention. They are, after all, turkeys.
Turkey Farce
A playful Thanksgiving comedy turns one turkey family's failure to listen into the joke.
Come here for
- Farmyard humor with a seasonal wink
- A younger brother whose warnings deserve attention
Expect
- A lively family comedy
- Laughs built around turkeys and their human visitors
Where it sits
| Thanksgiving Stories | 82% |
|---|---|
| Bird Stories | 54% |
| Farm Animal Stories | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Thanksgiving Stories
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Lisa Wheeler
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- October 1, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family attention · Being unheard · Thanksgiving
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure