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Interesting story of Penelope who, at 15, has just graduated from the Swanburn Academy for Poor Bright Girls. She is headed to the Ashton mansion to take a job as a governess to their children. Upon arriving she finds the children are feral having been found on the grounds raised by wolves. Not knowing what to do she treats them as if they are normal and sets about to civilize them. Of course things have a tendency to go off track from time to time but Penelope manages to keep the children under
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Set in the 1800's this book focuses on a newly graduated governess and the three feral children in her care. The pacing is fairly slow as this is the first book in the series and readers spend most of their time in the governess's head as she adjusts to her new home and devises way to connect with her students.
There are many mysteries surrounding the characters in this world. The feral children were found in the woods and their back story has yet to be revealed. The lady of the house is a newlyw ...more
There are many mysteries surrounding the characters in this world. The feral children were found in the woods and their back story has yet to be revealed. The lady of the house is a newlyw ...more
Aug 18, 2011
Meredith
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it was ok
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The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1) is a chapter book featuring children who were actually raised by wolves and poking fun at the genre of British stories about young governesses dealing with the unruly children of the rich gentry. The satire is very heavy-handed, which children would probably enjoy but could quickly became tiring for adults. In this first book of the series, the young governess receives her position, begins taming the children, and endures a Ch
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I'm not sure what genre this is, but it seems to be appearing more and more. It's a tongue-in-cheek story about a governess and her charges, who were raised by wolves. It's like Lemony Snicket or The Willoughbys. I really enjoyed it, even more than I enjoyed The Willoughbys, and I think kids might like this one better too. There are fewer specific references to classic literature and there is more general silliness (children raised by wolves, hardy har har!) Not many questions are answered in th
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I listened to this on Holly M's recommendation and I just loved it. It will be perfect for a lot of my animal lovers.
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This book is absolutely adorable and captivating. I think the audiobook made it even more entertaining. I'm telling you - narrators can make or break the success of an audiobook, and this narrator got. it. right.
I can't wait for the next installment. ...more
I can't wait for the next installment. ...more
The concept of children raised like dogs is what drew me into this book. However, the story in its entirety majorly failed. It was stagnant through from the beginning to the middle-- enough to make me skip to the final pages. This book had more potential.
For lovers of Lemony Snicket. This book has its tongue firmly in cheek. Listening to the audiobook made the wolffish language of the children much more endearing but it also made Miss Lumley just a bit obnoxious.
Interesting story of three children raised by wolves and their new (very young almost too good to be true) nanny.
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A bit Snicket-ish...
Loved it!
Jan 17, 2012
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Apr 29, 2012
Susie
marked it as to-read
