false 2114086 5 Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good old-fashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to Mary Poppins, the four Willoughbys hope to attain their proscribed happy ending too, or at least a satisfyingly maudlin one. However, it is an unquestionably ruthless act that sets in motion the transformations that lead to their salvation and to happy endings for not only the four children, but their nanny, an abandoned baby, a candy magnate, and his long-lost son too. Replete with a tongue-in-cheek glossary and bibliography, this hilarious and decidedly old-fashioned parody pays playful homage to classic works of children's literature. 2119510 31 3 2008 The Willoughbys total:1478|5:347|4:560|3:400|2:136|1:35| 1478 5482 2321 600 4 8 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 09:05:35 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 20:41:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Jul 02 12:08:05 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 13:53:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 16:00:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 15:54:54 -0700 2008 I loved the tag line for this book as soon as I saw it on the ...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Apr 06 02:57:02 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 03:13:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 19:37:51 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 19:56:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 08:56:31 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 10:29:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:22:18 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:39:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 13:23:34 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 11:12:42 -0800 2009
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Lois Lowry, made famous for her explorations of distopias and historic moments in The Giver (1993) and Number the Stars (1998), went in a more humorous direction with The Willoughbys. I...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 07 15:14:26 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 08:12:12 -0800 2008 The Willoughbys because of your recognition of the author, Lois Lowry, whom most of us know best f...more...]]>