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Title: Fine fantasy, waiting for more
Review: This is a terrific book deserving at least the four stars I've given it. It kept me reading, particularly because I liked the characters. Some of the situations--the school bully, the Dickensian abusive foster family, the mean teacher--are stock. There is enough good stuff that is a lot of fun--an owl mail system, for instance--to recommend it. I teach fourth grade and I think my students will love it. I plan to read it to them. This just might become a classic, along with Charlotte's Web and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I went right from this book into the next one.
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