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The Magic Fish-bone
By Dickens, Charles & Florczak, Robert
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15201-080-5
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2000
Gr 2-6 Dickens's marvelously descriptive turns of phrase and Florczak's pencil-and-oil illustrations bring to life this story of an endearing and rambunctious Victorian family. Things couldn't get much worse for seven-year-old Princess Alicia. As the eldest of 19 children, she copes as best as she can with her mother's illness, the cook's desertion, and accidental injuries to siblings. However, when her father reveals that the family faces utter penury, Alicia calls on the magical powers of a fish-bone from the Fairy Grandmari...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
