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Title details for Terrible Times by Philip Ardagh - Available

Terrible Times

#3 in series

by Philip Ardagh
Martin Rayner
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In the third installment of the Eddie Dickens saga, Eddie, our steadfast hero, finds himself en route to North America aboard the sailing ship Pompous Pig along with a cargo hold full of left shoes, the world-famous Dog's Bone Diamond, and some of the most disreputable traveling companions anyone might have the misfortune to share a berth with.  A mysterious stowaway and some familiar faces from Eddie's past only complicate matters, as does being tied up and set adrift in a leaky rowboat.  Will Eddie ever reach America?

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Eddie Dickens Trilogy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 29, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739385715
      • File size: 79921 KB
      • Duration: 02:46:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 1070
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In the third book of the Eddie Dickens trilogy, Eddie once again faces obstacles from within his family and without, as he is delegated to rescue a floundering family newspaper in America. One might wonder how this is possible with the likes of Mad Uncle Jack planning the voyage, Lady Constance Bustle and Swags as traveling companions, and Even Madder Aunt Maud as a stowaway. Yet Ardagh, with his flair for the absurd and his backward and forward storytelling, brings Eddie home. Martin Rayner takes the characters and convoluted story line in stride. Using pauses and chatty familiarity, he manages Ardagh's frequent asides and parenthetical matter, enabling the listener to keep track of the threads of the story. The sense of a personally related family story is palpable. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 1, 2003
      This fall marks the return of many favorite characters. Philip Ardagh wraps up the Eddie Dickens Trilogy, illus. by David Roberts, with Terrible Times, in which Eddie, in the care of Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud (if one can call it that), sets out for America and washes overboard-will he ever cross the pond? PW said in a starred review of the series' launch, A House Called Awful End, "Kids who lap up Lemony Snicket's series will take quickly to this tale and clamor for the next."

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.6
  • Lexile® Measure:1070
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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