The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli

The Head of the Saint

Socorro Acioli with Daniel Hahn

181 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction magical realism young adult reflective slow-paced
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Fourteen-year-old Samuel is newly orphaned and homeless in a small town in Brazil.He lives in a giant hollow concrete head of St. Anthony, the lingering evidence of the village's inept and failed attempt to build a monolith over a decade ago. He d...

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