In this prequel to Newbery Award–winning The Crossover (2014), Alexander revisits previous themes and formats while exploring new ones.įor Charlie Bell, the future father of The Crossover’s Jordan and Josh, his father’s death alters his relationship with his mother and causes him to avoid what reminds him of his dad. It’s the best beginning since The Bad Beginning (1999) and will leave readers howling for the next episode.
Tongue so forcibly in cheek that medical intervention may be required, Wood plunges her inexperienced but resourceful heroine into an unusually challenging domestic situation, winds the plot up and closes with an aftermath laced with tantalizing hints that All Is Not As It Seems. Lacking magical props but in every other respect a Mary Poppins in the bud, Miss Lumley quickly gets the wild but winning trio out of the barn and into the nursery, washed, properly dressed and-thanks to a savvy strategy of “careful demonstration, a great deal of repetition, and the occasional use of tasty treats”-on the road to civilized behavior. OL15567404W Page_number_confidence 91.10 Pages 294 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200904093938 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 601 Scandate 20200901002456 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780061791109 Tts_version 4.Fresh from the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, 15-year-old Penelope Lumley reports to remote but palatial Ashton Place and discovers just why the advertisement for a governess indicated a strong preference for “Experience with Animals.” The three young children are not the offspring of disdainful newlywed Lady Ashton but were recently found in the forest, raised (apparently) by wolves. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:04:26 Associated-names Klassen, Jon, illustrator Boxid IA1923914 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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