The Willoughbys

From the New York Times bestselling and two-time Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver and Number the Stars comes a delightfully tongue-in-cheek story about parents trying to get rid of their four children and the children who are all too happy to lose their beastly parents and be on their own.

The Willoughby children--Timothy, twins Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister Jane--are fond all old-fashioned things, but especially old-fashioned adventures. What they aren't fond of, however, are their parents. Truth be told, their parents aren't the fondest of them, either, and they're concocting an evil plan to get rid of their children once and for all!

Both parents and children have plenty of dastardly ideas and tricks up their sleeves. The only thing they don't have is any idea of what lies between them and a happily-ever-after.

Complete with a cheeky glossary and bibliography, this hilarious and wonderfully old-fashioned parody pays playful homage to classic works of children's literature like Mary Poppins and A Christmas Carol. Now a Netflix animated film, starring Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Will Forte, Alessia Cara, and Séan Cullen!

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.71w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780618979745
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 121315 / Willoughbys


Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Honor Book
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2008 pg. 57
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2008 pg. 198
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2008 pg. 217
Booklist 02/15/2008 pg. 81
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2008 pg. 342 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 144
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2008 pg. 17
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 349 - Superior,Well Above Average
Christian Century 12/16/2008 pg. 27
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 15

About the Author
Lowry, Lois: -

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry lives in Maine.
www.loislowry.com
Twitter @LoisLowryWriter