The Twin in the Tavern
by Barbara Brooks Wallace | Teens | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 068980167x Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 068980167x Global Overview for this book
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Barbara Brooks Wallace's Dickensian mystery (Atheneum, 1993) combines suspense and drama with a good old-fashioned rags-to-riches denouement that satisfies despite its contrived nature. The opening scene finds young Taddy hiding behind a chair in his recently deceased aunt and uncle's house as thieves prowl about. Upon discovering Taddy, the two thieves, Ebenezer and Lucky, quickly realize that he is an orphan and put him to work in their run-down inn. With only his uncle's dying words ("Find your twin and you will know who you are. Be careful. Trust no one.") to guide him, Taddy navigates his new life, where mealtime consists of whatever scraps can be found on the diners' plates, bed is a patch of floor under the kitchen table, and the punishment for even minor infractions is a stay in the icehouse. When a wealthy woman who lives nearby requests Taddy as her new kitchen boy, things begin to fall into place and Taddy's past is finally revealed. Narrator Jeff Woodman negotiates Wallace's wry, often wordy narration with aplomb, and his characterizations, from Ebenezer's evil growl to the self-important mispronunciations of Taddy's fellow servant Beetle, ring true. If the ending is a bit too convenient, mystery fans won't mind. They'll be too busy cheering on the likable good guys
Barbara Brooks Wallace's Dickensian mystery (Atheneum, 1993) combines suspense and drama with a good old-fashioned rags-to-riches denouement that satisfies despite its contrived nature. The opening scene finds young Taddy hiding behind a chair in his recently deceased aunt and uncle's house as thieves prowl about. Upon discovering Taddy, the two thieves, Ebenezer and Lucky, quickly realize that he is an orphan and put him to work in their run-down inn. With only his uncle's dying words ("Find your twin and you will know who you are. Be careful. Trust no one.") to guide him, Taddy navigates his new life, where mealtime consists of whatever scraps can be found on the diners' plates, bed is a patch of floor under the kitchen table, and the punishment for even minor infractions is a stay in the icehouse. When a wealthy woman who lives nearby requests Taddy as her new kitchen boy, things begin to fall into place and Taddy's past is finally revealed. Narrator Jeff Woodman negotiates Wallace's wry, often wordy narration with aplomb, and his characterizations, from Ebenezer's evil growl to the self-important mispronunciations of Taddy's fellow servant Beetle, ring true. If the ending is a bit too convenient, mystery fans won't mind. They'll be too busy cheering on the likable good guys
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Sending to ShadowRaven for her classroom. I hope your students enjoy these :o)
Sending to ShadowRaven for her classroom. I hope your students enjoy these :o)
Journal Entry 4 by Shadowraven at Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California USA on Saturday, January 22, 2005
Released 19 yrs ago (1/22/2005 UTC) at Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California USA
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RELEASE NOTES: I really apologize for not releasing these books sooner. This semester has been really hectic.
But the book is now officially on display in my classroom along with 44 others. It's ready for students when they come to class on Monday, the first day of second semester.
