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The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival: Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone
196 pp.
| Houghton |
June, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-15250-9$16.00
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Jen Corace.
In this Victorian-set Nancy-Mitford-meets-Jane-Austen-meets-Lemony-Snicket farce, sixteen-year-old Petronella Arbuthnot's coming-out ball is threatened by her guardian's sudden and unexpected penchant for eating bugs. Sophisticated Victorian language is broken into palatable bite-size chapters.