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137 pp.
| Viking |
September, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-670-88007-8$$15.99
(2)
4-6
Translated by Gill Rosner.
The new girl in Ernest's fifth-grade class--the "victorious, imperious, impetuous, and hilarious" Victoria--charges into the tomblike home he shares with his emotionless grandmother and dramatically alters his regimented life. With language that conveys the wit and sophistication of young sensible Ernest as the world of delight opens before him, Morgenstern leads us willingly--like Ernest to Victoria--from jubilation to greater jubilation.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1998