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167 pp.
| Whitman |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-6548-3$12.99
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4-6Spindlewood Tales series.
Fleeing his orphanage, ten-year-old Pip stows away on a wagon traveling to Hangman's Hollow, a wretched place where children are hunted both inside and outside the city walls. Mould delights in description of all sorts; he presents Pip's adventures with verbal wit and charming, spidery drawings. The balance struck among fearsome, fantastic, and funny elements creates a pleasant trifle of a tale.