Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
A Memoir by Jacques Papier
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4.8 • 11 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A TIME magazine Top 10 Children's Book of 2015
The whimsical "autobiography" of an imaginary friend who doesn't know he's imaginary--perfect for fans of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Toy Story
Jaques Papier has the sneaking suspicion that everyone except his sister Fleur hates him. Teachers ignore him when his hand is raised in class, he is never chosen for sports teams, and his parents often need to be reminded to set a place for him at the dinner table. But he is shocked when he finally learns the truth: He is Fleur's imaginary friend! When he convinces Fleur to set him free, he begins a surprising and touching, and always funny quest to find himself--to figure out who Jacques Papier truly is, and where he belongs.
Readers will fall in love with Jacque's sweet, quirky voice as he gives them a look at life from an incredible new perspective
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This wise and funny (faux) memoir begins with eight-year-old narrator Jacques Papier admitting that he is baffled by his unpopularity. It isn't that he's picked last for kickball he isn't picked at all. Teachers ignore him, bus drivers close the door in his face, his own dog growls at him. Luckily Jacques's twin sister, Fleur, loves him unconditionally. A playground encounter with a roller-skating cowgirl only Jacques can see forces a harsh reckoning he isn't Fleur's brother; he's her imaginary friend. One day he was a boy, the next he is "what? Ethereal? Intangible? Invisible?" In one of many hilarious scenes, he joins a support group, Imaginaries Anonymous, whose leader, Stinky Sock, invites Jacques to tell the group why he is there. "I'm not actually here. That's why I'm... here," says Jacques. In the same way that Toy Story 2 imagined an afterlife for the playthings kids outgrow, Cuevas's novel brimming with metaphors, gorgeous imagery, and beautiful turns of phrase considers the fate of devoted but invisible companions. Have tissues on hand for the bittersweet ending. Ages 9 12.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
The greatest book I've ever read. It is heart-Warming!