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Baddiel, David

The Parent Agency

384 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | May, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-240544-9 $16.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Jim Field. Until his tenth birthday, Barry Bennett's biggest complaints were that his parents are boring and strict and that they named him Barry. A birthday wish sends him to an alternate world where he can pick out perfect parents at The Parent Agency. But finding perfect parents actually isn't so easy, which leads to a familiar there's-no-place-like-home ending. The book's humorous premise is hampered by an unlikable protagonist.
Reviewer: David Elzey

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