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The Yggyssey
How Iggy Wondered What Happened to All the Ghosts, Found Out Where They Went, and Went There
By Pinkwater, Daniel
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61859-445-0
- Publisher
- Houghton
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
Gr 4-6 In this independent sequel to "The Neddiad" (Houghton, 2007), Yggdrasil Birnbaum is determined to find out why all the ghosts in early 1950s Los Angeles seem to be vanishing. Iggy and her friends Neddie and Seamus, all of whom see and talk with the city's numerous ghosts on a regular basis, visit Olvera Street, Clifton's Cafeteria, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
In this sequel to The Neddiad, Yggdrasil Birnbaum notices that the ghosts that inhabit her apartment building are disappearing. Iggy and her friends Neddie and Seamus head off on a quest to other planes of existence to find the missing phantoms. To approximate the experience of this wacky, allusive, hilarious, indefatigable adventure in sixty-nine chapters you would hav...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Iggy (<i>The Neddiad</i>) and her friends head off to other planes to find some missing phantoms. The experience of this wacky, allusiv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on April 1, 2009
The Yggyssey is a jubilant and irreverent adventure from master storyteller Daniel Pinkwater. Fans of Pinkwater’s previous book in this series, The Neddiad, will be happy to note that Neddie and Seamus also feature prominently in The Yggyssey. This novel also stands on its own, though, and requires no knowledge of the previous book. Iggy Birnbaum is an appealing character, a straight-talking girl who is wiser and more mature than the adults around her. Her tenacity and intelligence get her throug...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
