A House Called Awful End

Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy

The Eddie Dickens Trilogy (Volume 1 of 3)

Philip Ardagh, illustrated by David Roberts

Henry Holt and Co.

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The first book in a hilarious, action-packed trilogy.

Eddie Dickens is sent off to stay with his aunt and uncle and a riotously funny comedy of errors ensues.

When both Eddie Dickens's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of hot water bottles, it's agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt Maud. . . .

This hilarious historical spoof, the first in the Eddie Dickens trilogy, has been called "a scrumptious cross between Dickens and Monty Python."

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“Edmund,” said Mr. Dickens, “you are to go with my uncle and live with him until your dear, sweet mother and I”—he paused and kissed Mrs. Dickens on the part of her face that was the least yellow and the least crinkly at the edges (a small section just behind her left ear)—“are well again. You must never wear anything green in his presence, you must always drink at least five glasses of lukewarm water a day, and you must always do as he says. Is that clear?”

“Yes, Father,” said Eddie

“And, Jonathan,” added his

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Philip Ardagh, illustrated by David Roberts

Philip Ardagh is over 6 feet 7 inches tall with a big bushy beard. Not only is he very large and very hairy, but he has also written around sixty children's books for all ages, though nothing quite like A House Called Awful End . . . until now. Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been--among other things--an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.

David Roberts is so busy drawing pictures that no one is really sure what he looks like. We do know that he has illustrated several books for children and lives somewhere in England, but whether his home is near the sea or not is anybody's guess.

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A House Called Awful End
Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Philip Ardagh, illustrated by David Roberts

Hardcover

Hardcover
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Henry Holt and Co.
September 2002
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780805068283
ISBN10: 0805068287
Middle-Grade Fiction
5 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches, 128 pages, black and white illustrations throughout
Age Range: 9 to 12
Grade Range: 4 to 8
$14.95
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