In this fable, a ship washes ashore at the great coastal city of MacOongafoondsen, and the lone survivor, curiously small and hairy, is absurdly charged with being a foreigner, a thief, and a spy. This debut children's story by a noted playwright and humorist offers a preposterous premise, a splash of danger, and even a reputed ghost in the story that makes the case for friendship, loyalty, and courage. Illustrations.
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In this fable, a ship washes ashore at the great coastal city of MacOongafoondsen, and the lone survivor, curiously small and hairy, is absurdly charged with being a foreigner, a thief, and a spy. This debut children's story by a noted playwright and humorist offers a preposterous premise, a splash of danger, and even a reputed ghost in the story that makes the case for friendship, loyalty, and courage. Illustrations.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. H3-The great and glorious coastal city of MacOongafoondsen (population twenty-one) lies sheltered from the world. Some...
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DJ by Greg Sweringen. Fine in Fine jacket. Book 37469 CF shelf. NOT ex-library. Unread. Gold-stamped navy spine w/ brown bds. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket. Blurb: Lemony Snicket. Giftworthy!
This book is perfect for middle grade boys. It has all the ridiculous humor of Louis Sachar or Lemony Snickett, minus a little polish. The main characters are clever and sane. The villains are laughable and imbecilic. The plot is predictible, but it works. There are incongruities thrown in for laughs, but a few annoying anomalies show up which don't figure into the story. One more nitpick, the author can't decide if he wants his thesaurus-itis to be the characteristic of his boy hero, his villain, or his narrator. Find your voice, and stick with it. Overall, funny, witty, amusing, drole, good for a laugh.
