Jennifer Murdley's Toad
1st Edition
Published on 15. December 2020
180 pages
978-0-547-54096-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this magical fantasy adventure by the award-winning author of
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, a talking toad takes a girl on a wild ride.
Jennifer Murdley has always wanted to be pretty.
That's why she's so surprised to leave Mr. Elives's magic shop with a particularly ugly toad. As her worst enemy says, "A toad for a toad."
But this toad can talk. And what it has to say sets Jennifer off on a journey that leads her into the company of the Immortal Vermin and straight to the Beauty Parlor of Doom ... where she comes face-to-face with her deepest fears and dreams.
Jennifer Murdley would give anything to be beautiful. But sometimes anything is too high a price to pay.
"Endlessly funny .... A roller-coaster ride of a story, full of humor and even wisdom." - Kirkus Reviews
"Fast-moving with slapstick humor .... Recommended." - Horn Book
Jennifer Murdley has always wanted to be pretty.
That's why she's so surprised to leave Mr. Elives's magic shop with a particularly ugly toad. As her worst enemy says, "A toad for a toad."
But this toad can talk. And what it has to say sets Jennifer off on a journey that leads her into the company of the Immortal Vermin and straight to the Beauty Parlor of Doom ... where she comes face-to-face with her deepest fears and dreams.
Jennifer Murdley would give anything to be beautiful. But sometimes anything is too high a price to pay.
"Endlessly funny .... A roller-coaster ride of a story, full of humor and even wisdom." - Kirkus Reviews
"Fast-moving with slapstick humor .... Recommended." - Horn Book
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BRUCE COVILLE is the author of over 100 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher is an Alien, the Unicorn Chronicles series, and the much-beloved Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. His work has appeared in a dozen languages and won children's choice awards in a dozen states. Before becoming a full time writer Bruce was a teacher, a toymaker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. He is also the creator of Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company devoted to producing full cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening and has produced over a hundred audiobooks, directing and/or acting in most of them. Bruce lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, illustrator and author Katherine Coville. Visit his website at www.brucecoville.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- The Kid in the Plain Brown Wrapper
- A Beast of Bufine Beauty
- Vocal Exercises
- The First Kiss
- Step into My Parlor
- Skippy Gets Hoppy
- "You Owe Me!"
- The Immortal Vermin
- Osculatory Experiment
- Bang-o, Change-o!
- Desperately Seeking Brandon
- Jewel Thief
- The Temptation of Jennifer Murdley
- Epilogue
- A Note from the Author
- About the Author
