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The Cuckoo Tree
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The Cuckoo Tree Softcover - 2000

by Aiken, Joan

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When Dido Twite sets foot back on English soil, more mischief awaits. As her friend Captain Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido stays at the Dogkennel Cottages and meets the odd inhabitants of Tegleaze Manor: strange old Lady Tegleaze, her nephew, Tobit, and his wizened, witchy nurse, Sannie. Soon suspicious things happen. A priceless miniature is stolen. Tobit is framed and then kidnapped. A twin sister is found. And when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she’s in the midst of another Hanoverian plot. Can she get to London to warn the king and save St. Paul's Cathedral from sliding into the Thames?

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New York: Houghton Mifflin. Fine. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0618070230 . Full number line. Edward Gorey cover. ; 297 pages .
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  • Title The Cuckoo Tree
  • Author Aiken, Joan
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, New York
  • Date 2000
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 39352
  • ISBN 9780618070237 / 0618070230
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.65 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (19.43 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Conspiracies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76157569
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

When Dido Twite sets foot back on English soil, more mischief awaits. As her friend Captain Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido stays at the Dogkennel Cottages and meets the odd inhabitants of Tegleaze Manor: strange old Lady Tegleaze, her nephew, Tobit, and his wizened, witchy nurse, Sannie. Soon suspicious things happen. A priceless miniature is stolen. Tobit is framed and then kidnapped. A twin sister is found. And when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she’s in the midst of another Hanoverian plot. Can she get to London to warn the king and save St. Paul's Cathedral from sliding into the Thames?

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Media reviews

“For all Joan Aiken fans who delight in her special brand of suspense and mystery, she has now concocted a parade of circumstances and characters resulting in a historical spoof that focuses on a wild scheme to foil the coronation of James IV.” Publishers Weekly

“Immensely exciting, weird, and funny, Miss Aiken is at her best.” --London Evening Standard

“The author is better at creating villains than anybody since Dickens.” — Time Magazine Time Magazine

Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2001, Page 298