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    Clarence Cochran, A Human Boy

    By William Loizeaux and Anne Wilsdorf

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    When Clarence Cochran wakes up one evening, he's shocked. Where are his antennae and his beautiful wings? And what is this strange pair of shorts that he's wearing? Clarence has changed from a cockroach into a tiny human boy! The other cockroaches are disgusted. Only Clarence's mother understands. "Be who you are," she says. "You will do wonderful things." And when the entire roach community – happily living in the messy Gilmartin kitchen – is threatened with extermination, Clarence does, setting out on a dangerous journey to enlist the help of ten-year-old Mimi Gilmartin in a quest to save his family and friends.

    Expressive drawings add visual punch to this funny, thoughtprovoking modern fable that shows how even the most hostile species can find a way to coexist.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMar 31, 2009
    ISBN9781429947268
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    Clarence Cochran, A Human Boy
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    William Loizeaux

    William Loizeaux is an award-winning author of books for young readers and adults and has been writer-in-residence at Johns Hopkins and Boston University. He lives with his wife in Massachusetts. Learn more about William at www.williamloizeaux.com.

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      A reversal of Kafka's Metamorphosis: in this case, a cockroach becomes a very small boy who proceeds to save his clan from the exterminator. Perhaps the idea of humans and cockroaches living in harmony stretches credulity, but Loizeaux imbues it with gentle wisdom.