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176 pp.
| Roaring Brook |
April, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59643-386-1$12.95
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4-6Something Wickedly Weird series.
Stanley Buggles's third outing is--surprisingly--a letdown compared to his first two adventures. After an opening recap, a new batch of villainous pirates rise from watery graves to steal the Ibis...and then take forever to arrive. Appealingly bizarre, just-scary-enough details help distract from a profusion of plot conveniences (too many things appear exactly when needed).