The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel
&#8220;&#8216;The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread is a brilliant piece of writing--a book to put on the same shelf as Catcher in the Rye and The Outsiders. What was it like to be a kid at mid-century in the midwest? Read this book and see.&#8221; (Stephen King)&#8220;You&#8217;ll laugh, you&#8217;ll cry, you&#8217;ll delight in meeting 9-year-old Morris Bird III.... I loved this book when it was first published in the early &#8216;60s, and I am just thrilled that a whole new generation of readers is going get to meet Morris, too.&#8221; (Nancy Pearl)&#8220;Purely wonderful...Belongs on the same shelf as TOM SAWYER and PERNOD.&#8221; (Chicago Tribune)&#8220;Delightful...universal enough to send a twinge of nostalgia through any ex-boy.&#8221; (New York Times Book Review)&#8220;Morris Bird III...is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and that nobody will deny....Mr. Robertson is a tremendously good writer.&#8221; (The New Yorker)&#8220;A vividly depicted story...a recreation of a time and place that will stir nostagic smiles...tense narrative...You&#8217;ll remember Morris Bird III.&#8221; (Associated Press)&#8220;Engaging...will keep the reader solidly engrossed.&#8221; (Cleveland Plain Dealer)&#8220;Morris Bird III...may be the most appealing child since THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.&#8221; (Nashville Tennessean)&#8220;Spellbinding...superb...the narration is perfect...unforgettable&#8221; (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)