The Willoughbys
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Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good oldfashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to Mary Poppins, the four Willoughbys hope to attain their proscribed happy ending too, or at least a satisfyingly maudlin one. However, i... More
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Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Binding | Hardcover (11 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 176 |
ISBN-10 | 0618979743 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0618979745 |
Publication Date | 03/31/2008 |
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4/26/2009 SJ Kessel said:
Lowry, L. (2008). The Willoughbys. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
9780618979745
Lois Lowry, made famous for her explorations of distopias and historic moments in The Giver (1993) and Number the Stars (1998), went in a more humorous direction with The Willoughbys. I had wanted to say �... more
11/6/2008 Yat-Yee Chong said:
tags: I recommend
My first Lois Lowry book is The Giver. Based on the book, I constructed an image of the author: serious, contemplative, deep. Recently I picked up her newest book, The Willoughbys, which, according to the cover, was "Nefariously Written & Ignominiously Illustrated by the Author." Hmmm. Is this the s... more
tags: I recommend
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