About the book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The bravely imagined, wildly acclaimed debut novel from the author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove—about a thirteen year old girl who sets out on a mission through magical swamps to save her family.
\"Ms. Russell is one in a million.... A suspensfuly, deeply haunted book.\" —The New York Times
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at Swamplandia!, her family’s island home and gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. But when illness fells Ava’s mother, the park’s indomitable headliner, the family is plunged into chaos; her father withdraws, her sister falls in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, defects to a rival park called The World of Darkness.
As Ava embarks on her mission to save them all, we are drawn into a lush debut that takes us to the shimmering edge of reality.
Editions of Swamplandia!
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307276681
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780307263995
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307595447
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307748881
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307748904
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307748898
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307748874
Read an Excerpt
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The bravely imagined, wildly acclaimed debut novel from the author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove—about a thirteen year old girl who sets out on a mission through magical swamps to save her family.
\"Ms. Russell is one in a million.... A suspensfuly, deeply haunted book.\" —The New York Times
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at Swamplandia!, her family’s island home and gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. But when illness fells Ava’s mother, the park’s indomitable headliner, the family is plunged into chaos; her father withdraws, her sister falls in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, defects to a rival park called The World of Darkness.
As Ava embarks on her mission to save them all, we are drawn into a lush debut that takes us to the shimmering edge of reality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Swamplandia! about?
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The bravely imagined, wildly acclaimed debut novel from the author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove—about a thirteen year old girl who sets out on a mission through magical swamps to save her family.
\"Ms. Russell is one in a million.... A suspensfuly, deeply haunted book.\" —The New York Times
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at Swamplandia!, her family’s island home and gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. But when illness fells Ava’s mother, the park’s indomitable headliner, the family is plunged into chaos; her father withdraws, her sister falls in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, defects to a rival park called The World of Darkness.
As Ava embarks on her mission to save them all, we are drawn into a lush debut that takes us to the shimmering edge of reality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Swamplandia!?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Swamplandia!?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780307276681
Is Swamplandia! part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage Contemporaries
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Swamplandia!?
Karen Russell
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Swamplandia! is available as paperback(ISBN 9780307276681) and altformat(ISBN 9780307263995) and ebook(ISBN 9780307595447) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307748881) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307748904) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307748898) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307748874)
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