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Horton Halfpott, or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, the Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
By ANGLEBERGER, Tom
- ISBN
- 978-0-81099-715-8
- Publisher
- Abrams Amulet
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–7—Angleberger claims this tale of greed, theft, and corsets was inspired by Charles Dickens, although readers may equally suspect Roald Dahl. Downtrodden kitchen boy Horton Halfpott works for Smugwick Manor's ironfisted mistress, Lady Luggertuck. One morning she loosens her corset and the ensuing circulation causes her to sponsor a ball for her lovelorn nephew. The ball begins a chain of events leading to the theft of the Luggertuck Lump diamond, romance for Horton, and, best of all, "S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
A chatty, droll, omniscient narrator describes the trials--and ultimate triumph--of Horton Halfpott, a kitchen boy accused of stealin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
