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292 pp.
| Greenwillow |
April, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-186684-5$16.99
(2)
4-6
A boy named Aidan, recently orphaned and fleeing stalkers, pleads for refuge at professor Andrew Hope's inherited estate. Aidan's presence--and the weredog and giant he befriends--draw the ire of the sinister and mysterious Mr. O. Brown. Jones's story is characteristically buoyant and witty; the magic is always brainteasingly clever and comically down-to-earth. An intelligent, refreshing hoot.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2010