Arcady's Goal by Eugene Yelchin audiobook

Arcady's Goal

By Eugene Yelchin
Read by Ari Fliakos

Macmillan Young Listeners 9780805098440
2.45 Hours • Unabridged
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From Newbery Honor–winning author Eugene Yelchin comes another glimpse into Soviet Russia. For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection. Ultimately, it proves to be his chance to leave. But in Soviet Russia, second chances are few and far between. Will Arcady seize his opportunity and achieve his goal? Or will he miss his shot? This title has Common Core connections.

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Summary

Summary

A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book for Children

Among longlisted titles for Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, 2015

Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List, 2016

Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2014

Among longlisted titles for IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, 2015

Among longlisted titles for ALA Notable Children's Books, 2015

Among longlisted titles for CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), 2015

From Newbery Honor–winning author Eugene Yelchin comes another glimpse into Soviet Russia. For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection. Ultimately, it proves to be his chance to leave. But in Soviet Russia, second chances are few and far between. Will Arcady seize his opportunity and achieve his goal? Or will he miss his shot?

This title has Common Core connections.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Arcady’s Goal, an immensely rewarding novel by Eugene Yelchin…was inspired by the life of his own father…The pages that follow have the ring of truth. Something vital is at stake. You can feel it. The language is taut and dramatic…The book is tough to read in anything but a single sitting, and sly, in the way of great literature: You think it’s about one thing, only to realize, at the end, it’s been about something else all along.” —New York Times Book Review
“As with Yelchin's Breaking Stalin's Nose, the subtext of this deceptively simple work challenges readers to look beyond the characters' situation and consider the historical implications of their dilemmas. —BCCB
Newbery Honor-winner Yelchin provides another glimpse into Soviet life, once again with a young boy as the main character . . . It is the emotional power of the tale that captures the reader's heart. —The Horn Book
Yelchin follows up his Newbery Honor Book, Breaking Stalin's Nose, with another novel set in Soviet Russia . . . this swiftly moving, lucid novel tells an affecting tale, illustrated with often chilling drawings of Soviet life. —Booklist
Yelchin's b&w drawings, interspersed throughout the text as both spots and spreads, add emotional depth and amplify the plot; ample soccer detail makes this a winner for fans of the sport. —Publishers Weekly
Two survivors of Stalinist oppression attempt to form a family in this companion to the 2012 Newbery Honor-winning Breaking Stalin's Nose . . . An uplifting, believable ending makes this companion lighter - but no less affecting - than its laurelled predecessor. —Kirkus Reviews
“Ample soccer detail makes this a winner for fans of the sport.” —Publishers Weekly
“Newbery Honor-winner Yelchin provides another glimpse into Soviet life, once again with a young boy as the main character…It is the emotional power of the tale that captures the reader’s heart.” —Horn Book
“This swiftly moving, lucid novel tells an affecting tale.” —Booklist
“Two survivors of Stalinist oppression attempt to form a family in this companion (not sequel) to the 2012 Newbery Honor-winning Breaking Stalin’s Nose…Yelchin once again examines the lasting effects of the horrors of Stalinism on the Russian people in a simple story told from the point of view of a child…An author’s note provides a moving, real-world example of the lasting impact of Stalin’s atrocities. An uplifting, believable ending makes this companion lighter—but no less affecting—than its laurelled predecessor.” —Kirkus Reviews
“As with Yelchin’s Breaking Stalin’s Nose, the subtext of this deceptively simple work challenges readers to look beyond the characters’ situation and consider the historical implications of their dilemmas.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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Author

Author Bio: Eugene Yelchin

Author Bio: Eugene Yelchin

Eugene Yelchin is the author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor book Breaking Stalin’s Nose. Born and educated in Russia, he left the former Soviet Union when he was twenty-seven years old. He has also illustrated several books for children, including Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? and Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. He lives in California with his wife and children.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 2.45
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English

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