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168 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
January, 2003 |
TradeISBN 1-58234-797-2$$14.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Andrew McLean.
An impatient but goodhearted queen longs to taste a melidrop, a tropical fruit that rots within a day. Bartlett, a truth-speaking explorer, agrees to take on the quest and ends up harnessing an iceberg to his ship to keep the fruit from spoiling. A harmonious integration of varied settings and characters, plus suspenseful adventures and choices, makes this a pleasing and entertaining read.