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Miss Penelope Lumley, having graduated from Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, interviews for a position as governess at Ashton Place. Strangely, Lady Ashton doesn’t provide much information about the children during the interview; in fact, she seems to avoid talking about them at all. But before she knows it, Penelope is signing the (very generous) contract and is hired!
During the interview and while she’s getting situated in her new room, Penelope hears a strange sort of howling. Havin ...more
During the interview and while she’s getting situated in her new room, Penelope hears a strange sort of howling. Havin ...more
I LOVED this book and can't wait for Book 2. I rarely read more than the first book in a series (can't afford the time wheh I need to be reading many new books) but I WILL this series. The premise is preposterous...a teenage buttoned-up governess, fresh from a girl's prep/manners school, taking a position with a wealthy couple. The husband, an avid hunter, has found 3 wild children, presumably raised by wolves, and brought them to his mansion. His air-headed bride is horrified, so he advertises
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Just OK. The publisher RAVED about this one at ALA last year, so I was all excited. But I didn't love it. A young girl is hired to be a governess, and it turns out that the 3 children she'll be caring for are wild creatures who have been raised by wolves. It's kind of tongue-in-cheek like Lemony Snicket, but not quite as fun. Meh.
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Cute story about a governess who is hired to take care of 3 kids who were "raised by wolves." There's a mystery here, but the book ends in a somewhat unsatisfying cliff-hanger.
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This book grew on me as I read it although I am still unsure as to the best audience for this story.
This was a hoot and a half! It has a "lemony snicketish" tone and
you are left at the end hanging on that virtual cliff!
Highly recommend!
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you are left at the end hanging on that virtual cliff!
Highly recommend!
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Interesting story of three children raised by wolves and their new (very young almost too good to be true) nanny.
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Very cute and so charming!
Jun 28, 2019
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Nov 26, 2010
Elisabeth
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Hannah
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Jaclyn
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Angela
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