Figgs & Phantoms - Hardcover

Raskin, Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525423672 ISBN 13: 9780525423676

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, 2011

Synopsis

Targeted with unwanted attention as a result of her family's eccentricities and worrying about her beloved Uncle Florence's hints that he will soon depart for the heavenly world of Capri, Mona embarks on a quest to find the mysterious land, in a re-release of a Newbery Honor-winning title. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0525423672
• ISBN 13: 9780525423676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 152