A Likely Place
Aladdin · Print & ebook · July 1, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s first freedom unfolds with humor, oddball advice, and an unexpected friendship.
- Themes
- Friendship, Thinking for oneself
- Pacing
- Fast
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Newberry Medal-winning author Paula Fox pens “a very funny book, full of lightning transitions from the matter-of-fact to fantasy which make an imaginative child’s world continuously exciting” (The New York Times). If there is one thing Lewis has enough of, it’s good advice from his overprotective parents.
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But when they go away for a week, Lewis’s parents leave him in the care of Miss Fitchlow, a tall, freckle-faced, free-spirited woman who stands on her head and eats carrot pudding to see better in the dark. Miss Fitchlow lets Lewis explore the neighborhood park alone for the first time, where he meets Mr. Madruga, a retired Spanish shoemaker. The two become friends, and together, find ways to show everyone that they can think for themselves.
Room to Roam
A child’s first freedom unfolds with humor, oddball advice, and an unexpected friendship.
Come here for
- A funny collision of sensible advice and sideways imagination
- A friendship sparked by a first solo trip to the park
Expect
- Matter-of-fact moments that slip into fantasy
- An unconventional caretaker with a taste for carrot pudding
Where it sits
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 81% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 69% |
| New Experiences | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Exploration & Discovery
- Holocaust Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Paula Fox
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- July 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Thinking for oneself
- Reading lane
- Exploration & Discovery