The Willoughbys Return

The Willoughbys Return
Lois Lowry
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h194 x 130mm - 208pg
28 Apr 2022 US
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9780358668060
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It' s been 30 years and with rising temperatures melting icy mountain tops the previously frozen Willoughbys have thawed out and are about to return! From living legend and Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes a hilarious sequel to New York Times bestseller The Willoughbys-soon to be an animated film starring Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, and Sean Cullen on Netflix!Although they grew up as wretched orphans, the Willoughby siblings also became heirs to the the Melanoff candy company fortune. Everything has turned out just splendidly, except for one problem: Richie Willoughby, son of Timothy Willoughby, is an only child and is quite lonely. Winifred and Winston Poore have long admired the toys of their neighbor Richie Willoughby and finally befriend the mysterious boy next door. But just as Richie finally begins to make friends, selling sweets is made illegal, and the family' s fortune is put in jeopardy. To make matters worse, Richie' s horrible Willoughby grandparents-frozen atop a Swiss mountain thirty years ago-have thawed, remain in perfect health, and are making their way home again. What is the point of being the reclusive son of a billionaire when your father is no longer a billionaire What is the future without candy in it And is there any escaping the odiousness of the Willoughbys These are the profound questions with which Newbery medalist and ignominious author Lois Lowry grapples in The Willoughbys Return.
"The Willoughbys Return offers plenty of delightful silliness for younger readers too, from its nuttily arch dialogue to its winningly absurdist plot and subplots. . . . Lowry proves yet again that she has the imaginative power to transport. "-New York Times Book Review "An entertainingly absurd revival that recalls Roald Dahl' s oeuvre. "-Publishers Weekly "Archly comedic. . . . Lowry' s exaggerated characters and breezy, unlikely plot are highly entertaining. "-Kirkus "Lowry exaggerates and gently mocks the conventions of old-fashioned fiction, while capturing readers with her sure-handed storytelling and wry wit. "-Booklist
Lois Lowry, author of over twenty novels and twice winner of the Newbery Medal (for The Giver and Number the Stars), was born on 20 March 1937 in Hawaii. Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her nineteenth-century farmhouse in New Hampshire.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780358668060
Published: 28 Apr 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Clarion Books
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 194mm
Width: 130mm
Weight: 141g
Pages: 208

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