A house called Awful End
When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
H. Holt : Distributed in Canada by H. B. Fenn,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | The Eddie Dickens trilogy ;
#01 |
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| Summary: | When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in England under the title Awful End. Faber and Faber, 2000. Sequel: Dreadful acts. |
| Physical Description: | 119 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0805068287 (alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | David Roberts is so busy drawing pictures that no one is really sure what he looks like. We do know that he has illustrated several books for children and lives somewhere in England, but whether his home is near the sea or not is anybody's guess. |
