The Great Turkey Walk

The Great Turkey Walk: A Graphic Novel, follows the story of the great turkey walk book with the addition of fantastic illustrations to bring it to life. My memory of the original book is a little fuzzy as I haven't read it since I was a child, but I loved this edition. It was great to see the adventure of Simon and his crew as they take the turkeys across multiple state lines for a big payoff. I particularly liked the illustrations during the storm of locusts LOL.

Overall, this was a super charming story, and this adaption will appeal to middle grade readers today. Content warning for instances of racism, alcoholism, and general abuse.

Thanks to NetGalley, Kathleen Karr, and Helvetiq for the chance to review this advance copy!

This is an absolute treasure of a historical fiction story. Simon Green just isn’t good at school, but his teacher tells him that everyone has a talent, and he has to find his. Turns out he is good with animals, so decides to see what he can do with that information. When he discovers that a local farmer wants to get rid of his turkeys, he offers to buy them, and walk them from Missouri to Denver.

Full of evil people and good people, that he meets along the way, Simon may not be booksmart, but he is people smart, and reads them well enough to know when some are bad, and when some are good.

I love how he does this too. Talking through, exploring and letting each new friend he meets along the way to find out their special talent.
I thought, as I always do, that I would just peak at this book, and found I wanted to devour it in one sitting.

I love Simon, and cheer for him, all through the adventure.

This book is coming out on the 8th of October. Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.