The Twelve-Fingered Boy is a 2013 young adult novel by John Hornor Jacobs. It is about teenagers, Shreve Cannon, and Jack Graves, who have psychic abilities.
 First edition | |
| Author | John Hornor Jacobs |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Published | 2013 (Carolrhoda Lab) |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 9780761390077 |
| OCLC | 793991473 |
| Followed by | The Shibboleth |
Reception
editA review in Publishers Weekly of The Twelve Fingered Boy wrote "Jacobs skillfully builds tension and mystery throughout.",[1] while Kirkus Reviews wrote "Against the plethora of mutant and superhuman narratives, this effort just feels shopworn.".[2]
The Twelve-Fingered Boy has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] School Library Journal,[4] Horn Book Guides[5] Library Media Connection,[6] and Common Sense Media.[7]
It won a 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Award gold medal.[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. December 12, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy (starred review)". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
Jacobs' storytelling has the effortless velocity of early Dean Koontz, and his prose is textured with hard-boiled grit: each kid's supernatural flexing causes nosebleeds and vomiting, not to mention the realistic mangling of innocent people.
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
Fans of Alexander Gordon Smith's "Escape from Furnace" series (Farrar) will enjoy the fast-paced paranormal twists this novel offers, and the ending will leave them wanting more.
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
.. the narrative also meanders, but readers will enjoy this trilogy debut, a wild and riveting tale full of allusions to fairy tales, movies, and comic book heroes...
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". Library Media Connection. Linworth Publications. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
While the premise is intriguing and Shreve is an entertaining character, the slow pace may turn the reluctant male reader away.
- ^ "The Twelve-Fingered Boy". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. 13 July 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
an intense horror/action story that finds new juice in familiar situations.
- ^ "2013 Moonbeam Winners: 17. Young Adult Fiction - Fantasy/Sci-Fi". moonbeamawards.com. Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
