Wyrms by Orson Scott Card

Wyrms by Orson Scott Card

2024 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book

2025 USBBY Outstanding International Books

Little Elisa can't stop crying and no one knows why. After a sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch--and an explosive fart--to bring much-needed relief.

One night, little Elisa begins to cry. At first her crying resembles a cat's meow. But it soon grows so loud that the flowers wilt and the birds fly out the window. We move her bed so she can see the moon, we wrap her up warm, cool her down, and tie a red ribbon to her wrist. But nothing works. We all wonder: Why is she crying?

After a long sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch to finally find out. Elisa lets out a fart that sounds like a plane taking off in the middle of the living room, nine blenders whirring at full power, twenty-seven moaning hair dryers . . . An irreverent story about the wind that passes through us all, A Sleepless Night shows that seemingly complicated problems can have simpler solutions than we think.

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ISBN 13	9780877958949
ISBN 10	0877958947
Title	Wyrms
Author	Orson Scott Card
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	William Morrow & Company
Year published	1987-09-01
Number of pages	263
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.