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Susie LaBelle
Jul 06, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: middle-grade, mystery
Middle grade WONDERFUL!!!!
Astrid Lim
The title intrigued me, and apparently the story is pretty good. This is fantasy before Harry Potter, very simple and unpretentious, enjoyable with decent storyline. I quite like Uncle Jonathan and Miss Zimmerman, and Lewis as the unlikely hero is also nice. There's nothing very remarkable in the book - bad witch, mysterious clock, end of the world plan, and magic - but I think the charm is because this book brings back memories of your childhood. Not bad. ...more
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Apr 20, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Wanda
Apr 27, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: children
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Aug 06, 2012 marked it as to-read-series-new
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May 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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m00ngrrrl
Jul 18, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: young-at-heart
Agatha Donkar Lund
Aug 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Terri
Aug 19, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy-fiction
Becca
Sep 13, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Sarah
Nov 02, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: childrens, kindle
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Mar 04, 2019 rated it liked it
Kevin
Jul 09, 2019 rated it did not like it
Shelves: u-s-fiction, 2019
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Aug 30, 2020 rated it really liked it
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Feb 05, 2022 marked it as to-read