Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 281 pages
Reader Rating: 6 out of 10
Votes: 7
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 281 pages
Reader Rating: 6 out of 10
Votes: 7
Description: As caretakers of the Island, the aunts — Etta, Coral, and Myrtld — tend to an amazing assortment of creatures — not just seals, fish, and gulls, but mermaids, selkies, a couple of ghosts, a very long, talking worm, and a boobrie that lays eggs so large, just one will make seventy-two omelets. It's hard work looking after so many, and the aunts are getting old. There is only one sensible solution: they must kidnap some children who can take over the Island.
When Minette and Fabio wake to find themselves captives on a secret island, they are prepared for all kinds of hideous torture. What they aren't prepared for is porridge, push-ups, and their new jobs as assistant caretakers. But soon they love the Island as much as the aunts do. And when it is threatened by a merciless millionaire who wants to turn it into a them park, it's up to the children and one extraordinary creature to save it.
With her sharp wit and sense of adventure, Eva Ibbotson has concocted another funny, thrilling fantasy to charm her many fans.
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