false 36637 15 Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke and Duchess of Battersea. With the help of his friend Sophie and the resourceful waif Dido, Simon narrowly escapes a series of madcap close calls and dangerous run-ins. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship. This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure. 1145979 1964 Black Hearts in Battersea total:304|5:127|4:114|3:55|2:7|1:1| 304 1271 397 25 4 0 true false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 22 02:26:27 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 02:06:46 -0800 2009 2
I really enjoyed the opportunity to re-read it, and once again I was swept away to historic Chelse...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 12:23:45 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 19:15:12 -0800 2008 Furrneaux, if you please, Furrneaux -- I cannot endure the English pronunciation.") was my favorite character. Then Dido Twite. But everyone's so great, and unique, and funny, and the dialects are fantastic, and I pretty much never have any idea what Dido i...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Dec 18 18:36:43 -0800 2007 Sat Apr 26 08:05:06 -0700 2008 Wolves Chronicles follows the adventures of Simon the goose-boy, who journeys to London from the Willoughby estate, intent on studying art and becoming a great painter. Nothing is quite as he expected however, and as he makes friends in places high and low, Simon soon finds...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 12 13:14:50 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 13:17:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Sat Dec 15 12:44:53 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 06 13:58:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:32:07 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 20:10:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 09:25:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 09:27:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 09:55:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:56:55 -0700 2009
"I might like this one even better than The Wolves of Willoughby Chase!"
]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Mar 14 21:40:54 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 21:42:23 -0700 2008 The Wolves of Willhoughby Chase, although it stands on its own just fine. Simon, the goose boy from Wolves, is moving to London to stay with Dr. Field and study art. When he reaches the house where Dr. Field is supposed to be staying, however, he finds that Field is no longer t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 18:45:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 18:39:23 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 18:45:01 -0700 2009
I love Joan Aiken and her characters. Like most people, I especially like Dido.

Perfect be a kid again books.
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