Theme: Eccentrics and eccentricities

Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (Maybe)

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Beverly, who is bossy and a bit of a snob, convinces her cautious friend Elizabeth to accompany her on an adventure to the island off the coast. Gerard, Beverly’s messy brother who is barely tolerated by the girls, insists on going with them and brings his cat. Things begin to look up when at the [...]

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The Kneebone Boy

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague. But after their father unwittingly sends them to stay with an aunt who’s away on holiday, the Hardscrabble children take off on an adventure that begins in the seedy streets of London and ends in a peculiar sea village [...]

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Younguncle Comes to Town

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 7, 2007

In a small town in northern India, three siblings await their father’s youngest brother, Younguncle, who is said to be somewhat eccentric.

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