Joseph Helgerson
All Books By Joseph Helgerson
Horns and Wrinkles
- By: Joseph Helgerson
- Narrator: Joseph Helgerson
- Length: 6 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 23, 2009
- Language: English
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3.58(1166 ratings)
As her cousin Duke-the bully of Blue Wing, Minnesota-dangles her precariously from a steel bridge 20 feet above the flood-swollen Mississippi, Claire doesn’t expect to softly land on a passing boat or to see Duke floundering in the river. And yet as these unlikely events-and more-suddenly begin to happen, some in the sleepy river town don’t seem at all surprised. But when a rhino’s horn suddenly sprouts from Duke’s face and his parents turn to stone, 12-year-old Claire decides to take action. Tracking down trolls and convincing them to reverse a curse, however, may not be as easy as she thinks. Garnering starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, Joseph Helgerson’s debut novel Horns & Wrinkles is a captivating American fantasy that features a “touch of the Pinocchio effect” (School Library Journal) and a tenacious, likable heroine whose understated eloquence makes this endearing tale “thoroughly believable” (Publishers Weekly). “Tongue-in-cheek humor brings a delightful zing to the playfully inventive storytelling and fast-paced plot . A new Mississippi River fable has been born.”-School Library Journal, starred review
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- By: Joseph Helgerson
- Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 6 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish date: January 10, 2023
- Language: English
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3.5(2 ratings)
A time-traveling woolly mammoth finds refuge and rescue at the unlikely hands of a possum and his community of woodland friends in this humorous middle grade for fans of The Secret Lake and The Wild Robot.
When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost galumpus came from . . . and how to get him home again.
While Gilly and the Mayor don’t agree on much, they can agree on one thing: with a huge blizzard rolling in, the galumpus needs their help, no matter where he came from.
This laugh-out-loud adventure has the whole woodland community in Theodore Wirth Park considering the best way to welcome a newcomer–and what generosity in the face of unthinkable circumstances can mean.
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