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Lowry, Lois

The Willoughbys

174 pp. | Houghton/Lorraine | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-97974-5 $16.00
(2) 4-6 This lollipop of metafiction features four (self-described) old-fashioned children who notice their own resemblance to children's book characters. Chief among their goals is to become orphans, achieved when their feckless parents end up freeze-dried on a Swiss Alp. Supporting cast includes the no-nonsense nanny, benevolent benefactor, and foundling baby. All is cunningly crocheted into a hilarious doily of drollery.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2008

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