Lowry, Lois. (2008) The Willoughbys. Houghton Mifflin Company.
With modern children pining to live the lives of 19th century story orphans, and uncaring parents planning to abandon the children The Willoughbys is a children’s novel turned on its head. It takes a few chapters and development of some likeability in the scheming siblings for the humor to gel. From there it’s a wild ride alluding to every children’s, rags-to-riches story between Oliver Twist and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Even when the children’s plans go awry, their solutions can only cause the reader to giggle. The Willoughbys is a sophisticated, laugh out loud, language-rich voyage through the tribulations of four resourceful child protagonists that will entertain children of any age. Quirky ending included.
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