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252 pp.
| Philomel |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-399-24162-0$15.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Peter H. Reynolds.
Olivia and her father move into a brownstone where the first floor is navigable only by boat, and whose charming owner, Ansel Plover, runs a business for "evening visitors." Eventually Olivia learns that Ansel runs an "Exit Academy," a school dreaming people attend to rehearse their imminent deaths. This sequel to Olivia Kidney is clever, imaginative, and enjoyably offbeat.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2005