What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy
by Gregory Maguire
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Author: Gregory MaguireEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-11
ISBN: 0763629618
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Candlewick
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Book Review: A Really Great Fairy Tale
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently recieved this book for my birthday, and I love it! Its not your everyday fairy tale, centering around a princess with a happily ever after, instead we find ourselves in the world of skibereen and their extremely odd society. Our main character, What-The-Dickens, turns one little skibereen colony upside down, while having quite an adventure. You'll find yourself laughing in parts, and contemplating society in others.
I've read most of Maguires books, and this is by far my favorite. While I feel he starts off with a great story, it often fizzles towards the end as if he isnt sure where to go with it. That was not the case with What-the-Dickens, and I think I loved the ending best of all.
So I say read it, you'll probably enjoy it. If you don't, that's ok, but don't be surprised to find something that looks a bit like a moth-or is it a dead leaf?-on your bed post one night asking "why not?" ;).
Summary of What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy
From the author of the best-selling WICKED, a transporting tale-within-a-tale about the strange world of skibbereen ? aka tooth fairies ? and the universal need to believe.A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale. It?s the story of What-the-Dickens, a newly hatched orphan creature who finds he has an attraction to teeth, a crush on a cat named McCavity, and a penchant for getting into trouble. One day he happens upon a feisty girl skibberee who is working as an Agent of Change ? trading coins for teeth ? and learns that there is a dutiful tribe of skibbereen (call them tooth fairies) to which he hopes to belong. As his tale of discovery unfolds, however, both What-the- Dickens and Dinah come to see that the world is both richer and less sure than they ever imagined.
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