A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones

That would - hopefully- teach him SOMEthing. If forced to keep company with Jonathan, I'd step back and let him have at it with some disastrous crazy scheme with terrible consequences. She's done pretty well for herself, I'd say. But she is doing the best she can after being kidnapped by two crazy strangers who fancied themselves in need of an Adventure. Accounting for company, it's not saying much, I know. While Vivian is not the sharpest of tools in the shed, she is the only sane person here. The idea is quite interesting, but the book is surprisingly tedious to slog through. A fine introduction to the late authors more complex YA novels.-Publishers Weekly (starred review) With this enthralling book, Jones proves that she is still at the top of her game.I have many feelings about this, but few of them are good. An accessible page design incorporates Zelinskys plentiful line illustrations, the best of which are showstoppers.-The Horn Book This funny story updates fairy tale conventions while highlighting Joness subversive wit and her firm belief that children can control their own lives.

Stubborn and mischievous, Earwig is a likable, albeit irascible, heroine, and her triumph at the witchs expense will elicit plenty of cheerful howls.-Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books Readers are treated to a nonstop plot, memorable characters, and signature DWJ touches. Zelinskys illustrations enhance this imaginative tale.-School Library Journal Jones brings her characteristic witty humor and rich imagination to a whimsical chapter book that would undoubtedly delight as a readaloud.

I would like to declare Diana Wynne Jones an international treasure, Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal-winning and best-selling author Review Quotes joyfully chaotic tale.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A refreshing change of pace for young fantasy fans.-Booklist Earwig is a plucky, bossy heroine, and the story is packed with with and humor. A young middle grade novel by World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement-winner Diana Wynne Jones, beautifully and humorously illustrated in black and white by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Using her own cleverness-with a lot of help from a talking cat-she decides to show the witch whos boss. Most children would run in terror from a house like that. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions, and spell books, with magic around every corner. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and its been that way since she was dropped on the orphanages doorstep as a baby. Morwalds Home for Children, but Earwig does.

Not every orphan would love living at St. Book Synopsis Read the book that inspired the full-length animated feature produced by the legendary Studio Ghibli and directed by Goro Miyazaki.

A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones