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Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains
Or, The Search for a Suitable Princess
By Snyder, Laurel
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37584-719-6 978-0-37594-719-3
- Publisher
- Random
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Gr 3-6 An adventurous young milkmaid named Lucy decides to climb the Scratchy Mountains to learn more about her mother, who vanished many years before. At the top of a mountain she discovers a town dominated by unnecessary rules, where the weather runs on schedule, and the townspeople live in alphabetical order. Lucy's friend Wynston, who is the prince of their small town, and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
High-spirited milkmaid Lucy lives with her kind but distant father and excessively well-behaved sister in the village of Thistle in the "Bewilderness." Her best friend, Wynston, is a timid prince, and her mother, Nora, is a mystery: "Mama was there, and then...she was gone." Frustrated after Wynston's father gives her the brush-off ("You're common, my dear, no matter how sweet you happen to be"), Lucy sets off into the Scratchy Mountains, de...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
High-spirited milkmaid Lucy sets off into the Scratchy Mountains looking for clues to her mother's disappearance. Lucy's best friend Wynston, a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
