{"product_id":"henry-of-atlantic-city-isbn-9780375726231","title":"Henry of Atlantic City","description":"From the author of \u003ci\u003eHorace Afoot\u003c\/i\u003e comes this affectionate and beautiful tale of a six-year-old prodigy with a photographic memory and a penchant for the Gnostic gospels and Byzantine history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against the background of Caesar's Palace, \u003cb\u003eHenry of Atlantic City\u003c\/b\u003e is a satirical “hagiography” of a troubled child trying to make sense of the world around him. Henry, whose imagination has been fed by ancient texts, finds himself living in a conflated world of past and present where casino owners are Byzantine Emperors, and the world is populated by Huns, Cappadocians, and Visigoths. When his father, a casino security guard, lands in trouble with the mob, Henry begins a peripatetic life wandering from relatives to foster homes to orphanages. As Henry struggles to find a place for himself in the world, we are treated to an exploration of spirituality and childhood that is heartbreaking, uplifting, and simply divine.“An inventive and moving parable about a boy who finally learns to have faith in himself.”–\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Reuss has a knack for creating quirky characters who refuse to exit the mind of a reader, even long after the book is done.”–\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Reuss\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHorace Afoot, Henry of Atlantic City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wasties\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and two daughters.Author of Horace Afoot","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300502622437,"sku":"NP9780375726231","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375726231.jpg?v=1767728938","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/henry-of-atlantic-city-isbn-9780375726231","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}