The Willoughbys
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"Shouldn't we be orphans?" one of the Willoughby children suggests one day. The four are, after all, part of an old-fashioned kind of family, and their parents-well, their parents are not all that one would hope for. Recalling literary heroes and heroines such as Anne of Green Gables, Pollyanna, and James with his giant peach, the Willoughbys concoct a diabolical plot to turn themselves into worth... More
Book Information
Publisher | Listening Library |
Binding | Audio CD (11 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 3 |
ISBN-10 | 0739382349 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0739382349 |
Publication Date | 03/24/2009 |
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About Arte Johnson (Reader) : Arte Johnson is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Arte Johnson include Around the World in Eighty Days, The Ultimate Treasury of Children's Storie... more
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4/26/2009 SJ Kessel said:
Lowry, L. (2008). The Willoughbys. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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
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