Hedgehogs in the Closet

by Joan Carris, Carol Newsom (Illustrator)

Unhappy with his family's move to England, eleven-year-old Nick slowly begins to thrive in the very British setting of his new home and school.

186 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1988

About the author

Joan Carris published more than a dozen books for children as well as four textbooks. She also taught graduate-level writing at Duke University. She lived in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Ms. Carris passed away in December of 2023.
https://www.virginiacremate.com/obitu...

Reviews

[Adelissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartwarming story about adapting to change and this anglophile especially liked the American-meets-British theme.

[Elizabeth Gibbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent, fast-paced book about a boy whose family moves to England because of his father's work. Ms. Carris does a great job of pointing out the differences in the cultures and touching on the feelings of separation that Nick feels after being torn away from his home in the U.S., not to mention the fun of having a hedgehog in the closet. I highly recommend it for young boys.

[Tommyb]

Fiction,Children's fiction

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this somewhere between 3rd-5th grade. I enjoyed it primarily because it was one of my older brother's books and I felt cool reading it since it was a book "for boys."

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have *loved* this book as a kid. Charming and funny.