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Summary:

"From award-winning author Daniel Nayeri comes a mesmerizing adventure set along the enchanting silk road, where caravans of merchants carried spices, perfumes, furs, and in the case of one swindler named Samir, nothing but dreams. The story begins with a young orphan running for his life. Lucky for him he runs into Samir, a portly huckster whose silver tongue saves the boy. Samir names him Monkey, and claims him as his new servant. But Monkey, a strict and devout soul, is horrified to discover that his new master is a liar whose dealings have angered every village he's ever passed through. The villagers have hired a collection of murderers, including a Viking berserker, a Rogue legion, a Persian mystic, a Bedouin clan, a Mongolian gunner, a Chinese ablutionist, and if that wasn't enough, the most terrifying killer of all, a mythic figure only known as "Cid." With rich illustrations throughout, here is an epic tapestry and buddy comedy all at once, a heartfelt tale of what makes a family, the expansive nature of love, and the precise market value of a good story"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• The first time I was stoned to death ...
• Monkey, donkey, master, mule
• The expensive nature of love
• Our well-being hindered by a well being hindered
• A list of killers and reasons for killing
• Enter the Viking Berserker
• A little sleep, a little folding of the hands to rest
• Death by dreaming
• Enter the Mongol gunner
• The buyer of dreams
• Ablutions and pollutions
• A quick aside
• Enter the Rogue Legion of the Roman Army
• The end of my testimony
• The cost of six bolts of silk
• The expansive nature of love.

Author/Creator:

Nayeri, Daniel , author

Contributors:

Miyares, Daniel , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The many assassinations of Samir, the seller of dreams [by Nayeri, D.]

Subjects:

Silk Road — Juvenile fiction

Adventure stories

Assassins — Juvenile fiction

Swindlers and swindling — Juvenile fiction

Assassins

Swindlers and swindling

Asia

Asia — Silk Road

Genres:

Action and adventure fiction

Novels

Fiction

Juvenile works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 207).
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 7.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #519938.
Newbery Honor Book, 2024

Audience:

Children
Preteens
Ages: 8-12. (source: Levine Querido)

Physical Description:

216 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

JFic N332ma

ISBNs:

9781646143030 (hardcover)
1646143035 (hardcover)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2022945159

OCLC Numbers:

1371027474