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Gr 4–6—Big Audrey, the cat-whiskered girl who returned with Iggy, Neddie, and Seamus to their plane of existence at the end of The Yggyssey (Houghton Harcourt, 2009), takes center stage in this adventure. Wanting to see more of this plane, she sets off on a road trip across the country and ends up in Poughkeepsie, NY. Audrey mingles with the locals—a quirky cast of characters that includes a wise woman who shows her a picture of a 19th-century girl who looks ex...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Pinkwater takes another dip into the world of The Neddiad (rev. 5/07) and The Yggyssey (rev. 3/09) as he follows Big Audrey, the cat-whiskered girl, from Los Angeles to Poughkeepsie, where she makes new friends and solves a mystery. The new friends include Molly, a dwerg from the Catskill Mountains; wise woman Chicken Nancy; and Harold, a giant who is rather short (but we don't mention it). The mystery involves a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Pinkwater follows Big Audrey, the cat-whiskered girl (<i>The Neddiad</i>, <i>The Yggyssey</i>) to Poughkeepsie. She makes new f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Daniel Pinkwater skillfully presents quirky topics—such as UFOs that are really flying intergalactic cats—in a deadpan way. The contrast of the wacky content and its blasé depiction is hilarious. Rea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More