num_pages: 352
description: Highly imaginative and emotionally powerful, this stunning novel about childhood innocence amidst the nightmarish disease and deterioration at the heart of modern Los Angeles was nominated for a National Book Award. "Like the stories read to children, this intensely caring novel can help prevent the nightmare it describes."--USA Today.
language: English
title: Operation Wandering Soul
titlecomplete: Operation Wandering Soul
genres: Literature, Fiction, American, Novels
ratings_count: 510
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: MorrowPb