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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Paperback - 1987

by Joan Aiken


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Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp? This edition of the beloved classic features an introduction by Aiken's daughter, Lizza, providing insight into the struggles Aiken--much like her heroines--had to endure before finally finishing this classic story a decade after she started writing it.

First line

Chase, the great house that stood on an open eminence in the heart of the wold.

From the jacket flap

In this chilling beginning to The Wolves Chronicles, two little cousins are left in the care of an evil governess. They escape and travel 400 miles to London with their friend Simon and his geese.
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

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  • Title The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
  • Author Joan Aiken
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 181
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yearling Books, New York
  • Date 1987-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780440496038 / 0440496039
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1020
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Adventure and adventurers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 75374349
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"A masterpiece...a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."--Time.

About the author

JOAN AIKEN was born in Sussex in 1924. She wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the 20 century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which the Lewis Carroll prize-winning The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title. Throughout her lifetime she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States, the Guardian Award for Fiction for The Whispering Mountain, and was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999 for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.
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