Willoughbys
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Book Description
"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 like Anne of Green Gables, Pollyanna and James with his giant peach, the Willoughbys concoct a diabolical plan to turn themselves into worthy and winsome o... More
Book Information
Publisher | Boxer Books Ltd. |
Binding | Hardcover (11 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 156 |
ISBN-10 | 1906250960 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1906250966 |
Publication Date | 09/03/2009 |
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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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