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I love this book! Jonathan Auxier, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated chidren's book writer. How come we never heard of him? If it's not because his other book, Peter Nimble, that luckily has been translated to Indonesian, I'd probably wouldn't know anything about him.
Anyway, this book is a perfect combination of adventures, mystery, family relationships, with a touch of horror and darkness inside. LOVE it.
I do home Auxier will keep on writing many many wonderful stories like this. He ...more
Anyway, this book is a perfect combination of adventures, mystery, family relationships, with a touch of horror and darkness inside. LOVE it.
I do home Auxier will keep on writing many many wonderful stories like this. He ...more
After being offered a job as a servant, Molly and her brother Kip arrive at an isolated house deep in the "sour woods" where they are to work. However, the opportunity is not exactly what Molly envisioned. The home is falling apart and filthy, and a gigantic tree seems to be taking over the house, roots reaching through the walls into its rooms. Everyone has warned Molly to stay away, and now she has begun to understand why. Despite her mistress's sharp words and the obnoxious son, Molly quickly
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I would like to pat myself on the back for being such a brave mom and reading this aloud to my 10-year-old at bedtime. At one point this book got so scary that my daughter and I busted out laughing. Her whole body was shaking, and she had the sheets clenched under chin. I was jumping at every little sound I heard behind me as I read by a booklight (that seemed to shrink and dim as my fear flared). Who was I kidding reading this at bedtime? And yet, we could not stop. We kept accepting the gifts
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juuuuust creepy enough that it was the limit for my 7 and 10 year olds, but such an enjoyable audiobook with an important lesson at the heart of it.
Jun 01, 2014
SarahC
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Oct 22, 2014
My work is never done
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Mar 15, 2021
Becca
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really liked it
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Dec 30, 2014
Heather-Lea
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Jan 11, 2015
Jocelyn
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Mar 19, 2015
Shanna
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Oct 11, 2016
Tanya
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Jan 13, 2019
Laura
marked it as tbr-recent
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