TheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace:Book

作者 Maryrose Wood著Jon Klassen著
出版社 Balzer+Bray
出版时间 2015年4月
ISBN 9780062366948
定价 99.60

内容简介

ThesecondbookintheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace—theacclaimedandhilariousVictorianmysteryseriesbyMaryroseWood，perfectforfansofLemonySnicketandTrentonLeeStewart—hasabrand-newlook.Thankstotheirpluckygoverness，MissPenelopeLumley，Alexander，Beowulf，andCassiopeiaaremuchmorelikechildrenthanwolfcubsnow.Theyareaccustomedtowearingclothes.Theyhardlyeverhowlatthemoon.Andforthemostpart，theyresisttheurgetochasesquirrelsuptrees.YettheIncorrigiblesarenotentirelycivilized，andstillmanagedtoruinLadyConstance'sChristmasball，nearlydestroyingthegrandhouse.SowhileAshtonPlaceisbeingrestored，Penelope，theAshtons，andthechildrentakeupresidenceinLondon.Astheyexplorethecity，PenelopeandtheIncorrigiblesdiscovermoreaboutthemselvesascluesaboutthechildren's—andPenelope'sown—mysteriouspastcropupinthemostunexpectedways....

作者简介

MaryroseWoodistheauthorofthefirstfivebooks(sofar!)inthisseriesabouttheIncorrigiblechildrenandtheirgoverness.Thesebooksmaybeconsideredworksoffiction,whichistosay,thetruebitsandtheuntruebitsaresothoroughlymixedtogetherthatnooneshouldbeabletotellthedifference.Thisprocessoffabricationisfullypermittedunderthetermsoftheauthor'sPoeticLicense,whichisoneofhermostprizedpossessions.Maryrose'sotherqualificationsforwritingthesetalesincludeascandalousstintasaprofessionalthespian,manyyearsasaprivategovernesstotwocuriousandoccasionallyrambunctiouspupils,andwhateverliteraryinsightsshemayhavegleanedfromlivingincloseproximitytoacleverbutdisobedientdog.,JonKlassengrewupinNiagaraFalls,Canada,andnowlivesinLosAngeles,California.HeistheCaldecottAward-winningauthorandillustratorofIWantMyHatBackandThisIsNotMyHat,aswellastheillustratorofSamandDaveDigaHoleandExtraYarnbyMacBarnett;TheDarkbyLemonySnicket;HouseHeldUpbyTreesbyTedKooser;Cats'NightOutbyCarolineStutson;andthefirstthreebooksintheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlaceseries.,

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IncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace(Book2

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