TY - BOOK AU - Nayeri,Daniel AU - Miyares,Daniel TI - The many assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams T2 - Newbery SN - 9781646143030 AV - PZ7.N225 Man 2023 U1 - [E] 23/eng/20230215 PY - 2023///] CY - Montclair PB - Levine Querido KW - Newbery Medal KW - Adventure stories KW - Assassins KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Newbery Award KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - Fiction KW - Silk Road KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - lcgft KW - Novels N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 207) N2 - "This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. Monkey decides to try and save Samir from the attempts on his life--as a way to pay off his debt! If he can save Samir six times, he'll be a free man ... but will they all survive that long?"-- ER -