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New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Description
Orphaned siblings nine-year-old Cordelia and eleven-year-old Connor, accompanied by their pet capybara, go to live with their aunt in the strange town of Woundabout, where nothing seems to change.
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
What a delightful and whimsical book. Cordelia and Connors' parents die in an accident on their capybara farm and the children move to the town of Woundabout to live with their Aunt Marigold. Their arrival in Woundabout is perceived as wonderful by some and with trepidation by the Mayor and some of
I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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the other town folk. The siblings learn that everyone must follow a routine and that they will have to go away to boarding school and summer camp for most of the year and that they aren't supposed to ask questions; so they decide to try to figure out what is weird about the town on their own.I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
What a delightful and whimsical book. Cordelia and Connors' parents die in an accident on their capybara farm and the children move to the town of Woundabout to live with their Aunt Marigold. Their arrival in Woundabout is perceived as wonderful by some and with trepidation by the Mayor and some of
I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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the other town folk. The siblings learn that everyone must follow a routine and that they will have to go away to boarding school and summer camp for most of the year and that they aren't supposed to ask questions; so they decide to try to figure out what is weird about the town on their own.I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
What a delightful and whimsical book. Cordelia and Connors' parents die in an accident on their capybara farm and the children move to the town of Woundabout to live with their Aunt Marigold. Their arrival in Woundabout is perceived as wonderful by some and with trepidation by the Mayor and some of
I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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the other town folk. The siblings learn that everyone must follow a routine and that they will have to go away to boarding school and summer camp for most of the year and that they aren't supposed to ask questions; so they decide to try to figure out what is weird about the town on their own.I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
What a delightful and whimsical book. Cordelia and Connors' parents die in an accident on their capybara farm and the children move to the town of Woundabout to live with their Aunt Marigold. Their arrival in Woundabout is perceived as wonderful by some and with trepidation by the Mayor and some of
I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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the other town folk. The siblings learn that everyone must follow a routine and that they will have to go away to boarding school and summer camp for most of the year and that they aren't supposed to ask questions; so they decide to try to figure out what is weird about the town on their own.I really liked the characters in this book. Connor, Cordelia and Gray in particular. They're interesting and I liked that they had different lenses through which they viewed the world but understood when they were really still feeling the same way. The town is definitely an interesting place and it's origin story was definitely clever and interesting. I like how the authors used the town's issues as a way of explaining dealing with grief and it's importance. (I'm trying to be vague so as not to give away spoilers and it's most likely preventing me from making good sense.)
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278 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
9780316370783