The Ogre Downstairs
$21.61
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2004
Summary
Diana Wynne Jones at her finest – family feuds and chaos, magic with hilarious results and some of the most original ideas ever to appear between the covers of a book.
Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big shock when their mother marries the Ogre. The Ogre is large and stern and not at all interested in children, although this doesn’t prevent him from adding his own two awful sons, Douglas and Malcolm, to the family mix. Now the five children and two adults are squashed under the same r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007154692 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007154690 |
| Author: | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2004 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 9 |
Critics Review
Praise for Diana Wynne Jones
’[Wynne Jones] has a unique record of producing books you can’t forget… Every book is different. And every book is likely to be in someone’s top seven… I feel we need to acknowledge how lucky those of us are who grew up on her books, and to ensure subsequent generations enjoy the same intense and subtle pleasure.’ The Guardian
“…Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones’s most outrageous plots to her readers’ hopes and fears…” Publishers Weekly
“Truly magical – guaranteed to leave you gasping – even hotter than Potter” The Bookseller
“Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two … [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed.” SFX
Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children’s Book Award in 1981 and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal.
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