a 2011 novel by Karen Russell that tells the story of the Bigtree family, who live in an alligator-wrestling theme park in the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida. The novel has been described as a North American take on magical realism. Details ISBN: 978 0307276681 2.31 lbs 900L 8.2 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches 400 pages Vintage; first edition (July 26, 2011)