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published
October 25th 1999
(first published 1969)
by Houghton Mifflin
binding
Paperback, 248 pages
isbn
0395971853
(isbn13: 9780395971857)
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Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England. Instead, C...more
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Oh boy! This may be my favorite of all the Joan Aiken books. Dido Twite is simply one of the greatest characters I've ever read. I wonder if anyone writing today could handle the challenge of a story with an adult Dido as protagonist?
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"At the beginning, Dido is an eccentric, somewhat snappy child, with little to endear her. It is not long, however, before Simon and the reader begin to see something attractive in the ‘‘brat’’ (p. 23). Initially it is her ‘...more
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"At the beginning, Dido is an eccentric, somewhat snappy child, with little to endear her. It is not long, however, before Simon and the reader begin to see something attractive in the ‘‘brat’’ (p. 23). Initially it is her ‘...more
Read in October, 2003
recommends it for:
Fans of Victorian Melodrama, Joan Aiken fans, Lemony Snicket Readers...
Dido Twite returns for her first full-length adventure in this third installment of Aiken's Wolves Chronicles. Rescued from the North Sea by the whaler Sarah Casket, Dido eventually finds herself on Nantucket, where she must cope with her whiny young companion, Dutiful Penitence, and a harsh task master named Aunt Tribulation. Uncowed and unimpressed, Dido is more than a match for her adversary. But as yet another nefarious plot to assassinate Good King Jamie begins to unfold around her, ...more
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Read in September, 1992
recommends it for:
kids, adults
Okay, this is actually the third book in the series. The series goes as follows:
1. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
2. Black Hearts in Battersea
3. Nightbirds on Nantucket
4. The Stolen Lake
5. The Cuckoo Tree
6. Dido and Pa
7. Is
8. Cold Shoulder Road
There are more, but these are the best.
You can read them in order, or not (I didn't, and I actually recommend reading Nightbirds on Nantucket first, reading the other two as prequels, and then continuing on in order), but you abso...more
1. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
2. Black Hearts in Battersea
3. Nightbirds on Nantucket
4. The Stolen Lake
5. The Cuckoo Tree
6. Dido and Pa
7. Is
8. Cold Shoulder Road
There are more, but these are the best.
You can read them in order, or not (I didn't, and I actually recommend reading Nightbirds on Nantucket first, reading the other two as prequels, and then continuing on in order), but you abso...more
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Read in January, 1970
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and Nightbirds on Nantucket comprise an amazing trilogy, and one I reread many times in elementary school. I guess the real reason that I didn't embrace her later books in the series with the same enthusiasm is that most of them came out after I was in high school and had moved on to other authors. I have now collected most, and hope that my nieces, just introduced to book one, will continue enthusiastically although they do not seem to...more
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Read in August, 2004
Dido Twite awakens on a Nantucket whaler, having slept for ten months after being rescued from a shipwreck in the arctic. Now, before she can make her way back to her beloved England, she must help Captain Casket's daughter Dutiful Penitence face her fear of everything other than Bible study and needlepoint. No easy task in the face of Pen's new guardian, the sinister Aunt Tribulation! But is Aunt Trib all she appears to be? This is a mystery, an adventure story, and a very, very funny book.
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This miraculous novel full of witty remarks, fun plots, unforgettable characters, and a Fresh! story follows Dido, a homesickly young girl who finds her deepest desires lost once the ship that saved her from death lands in a ghostly village called Nantucket, where Dido finds life even harsher than ever. Things start to clear up when she meets first friends, and Dido finds life a corridor of suprises and mysteries.
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Read in July, 2008
I actually read an old 1969 paperback version of this book that I picked up at a garage sale. I was looking for a light, entertaining read, and this fit the bill. Dido, the main character, is great powerful female character and I love the transformation that Pen goes through by the end of the book. Overall a great read. I will have to check out Aiken's other books.
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Read in March, 2008
An English girl, Dido Twite, is rescued from sea by a whaling ship and ends up in Nantucket with the captain's daughter, Dutiful Penitence. There they are left in the care of Dutiful's sinister Aunt Tribulation. 218p.
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The rest of this series seems to exploit the same plotline eternally, but the dialogue in this one is rollicking sea shanties and the brine in the hair of a twelve year old sailor
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Not quite as brilliant as Black Hearts at Battersea, but still, fun fun.
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kids and wannabe kids
More Wolves Chronicles. In this episode: a Nantucket a great pink whale, amnesia, sleeping potions, an imposter, and another wiley, outlandish Hanoverian plot.
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Read in June, 2008
I read this as an elementary student and then again aloud to my mother last month. It was very enjoyable. We are reading the rest in the series.
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Read in September, 2008
Good read. I am looking for the rest of the Willoughby Chase sequence.
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