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The very persistent gappers of Frip

The very persistent gappers of Frip

Children's BooksFantasy
Pages
84
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

In the village of Frip, where goat's milk is the economy, strange, orange, many-eyed creatures called gappers arrive daily from the ocean, threatening the livelihood of the villagers by stopping their goats from giving milk. When these gappers inexplicably target the goats of a young girl named Capable and her widowed father, their neighbors, the Romos and Ronsens, turn their backs on them. Capable must find a way to deal with the gapper plague and her community's selfishness as her family's share of the economy dwindles.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

WhimsicalSatiricalThought-Provoking
Coming of Age

Genres

Children's Books Fantasy

Authors

G
George Saunders

George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) and Tenth of December: Stories (2013).

L
Lane Smith

Lane Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Corona, California. He spent summers in Tulsa. He attended the Art Center at the College of Design in Pasadena, California while also working as a janitor. He received a B.F.A. degree in illustration, moved to New York City, and began working as a magazine illustrator. In 1991, he collaborated with poet Eve Merriam on his first book, Halloween ABC. He is best know for his collaborations with author Jon Scieszka, including illustrations for...

Characters

CapableProtagonist
GappersAntagonist
RomosSupporting
RonsensSupporting
Capable's fatherSupporting
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