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Claire Martin of The Denver Post cheers the new edition of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner: "This effervescent little story, first published in German in 1929 and now out in a new translation, is all about boy power. During his train journey to visit relatives, a surreptitious thief steals young Emil's money, unpinning the bills from his pocket. Enterprising Emil immediately begins his own investigation in a sort of pre-Jack Bauer confab that involves dozens of other ardent young justice-seekers. Improbable? Yes. Enjoyable? You betcha."
by Brad Barkley and Heather Kepler
Dutton 2007
The "fur" characters (including those not wearing fur, like princesses) have gone on strike at Disney World in Florida at the beginning of the summer. This forces the Disney folks to hire scab labor to fill in so that vacationers can continue to enjoy "The Happiest Place on Earth" without the ugly bits of the outside world creeping in. But this
Claire Martin of The Denver Post cheers the new edition of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner: "This effervescent little story, first published in German in 1929 and now out in a new translation, is all about boy power. During his train journey to visit relatives, a surreptitious thief steals young Emil's money, unpinning the bills from his pocket. Enterprising Emil immediately begins his own investigation in a sort of pre-Jack Bauer confab that involves dozens of other ardent young justice-seekers. Improbable? Yes. Enjoyable? You betcha."
