{"product_id":"bluffton-a-graphic-novel-my-summers-with-buster-keaton-9780763687069","title":"Bluffton: A Graphic Novel: My Summers with Buster Keaton","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Thrilling -- a spirited, poignant coming-of-age vignette and an intriguing window into a little-known chapter in vaudeville history.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1908, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the most exciting thing to come to Muskegon, Michigan, since baseball. They're summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers, and -- best of all -- a slapstick actor his own age named Buster Keaton. Henry longs to learn to take a fall like Buster, \"the human mop,\" but Buster just wants to play ball with Henry and his friends. With his signature nostalgic touch, Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan illuminates a bygone era with lustrous color, dynamic lines, and flawless dramatic pacing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Phelan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of the award-winning graphic novels \u003ci\u003eThe Storm in the Barn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAround the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'll Be There\u003c\/i\u003e by Ann Stott and \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Patron, winner of the Newbery Medal. He lives in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491995422994,"sku":"9780763687069","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99564b02-d920-48a6-901f-482ab16e777b.jpg?v=1730564726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bluffton-a-graphic-novel-my-summers-with-buster-keaton-9780763687069","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}