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Here Lies the Librarian
By Peck, Richard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80373-080-9
- Publisher
- Dial
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
Gr 6-9 Another gem from Peck, with his signature combination of quirky characters, poignancy, and outrageous farce. Parentless Peewee, 14, and Jake, the big brother she idolizes, live in rural Indiana in 1914. They run a small garage, but face nasty sabotaging from the rival Kirbys. The novel opens with a hilariously macabre twister that tears up Buelahland Cemetery, turning up coffins, and strews Mrs. B. D. Klinefelder's laundry, including her massive step-ins, around the county. The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
A tornado whirls through their 1914 Indiana town, but young Peewee and her big brother Jake survive intact, and so does their garage, which does a pretty good business fixing flat tires punctured by horseshoe nails in the dirt road. When a quartet of well-to-do young ladies studying library science visit the t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
