Ex Libris Kirkland

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Subtitle All the Wrong Questions
First Written 2014
Genre Fiction
Origin US
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10 0316335479
ISBN-13 978-0316335478
My Copy paperback
First Read January 02, 2017

Who Could That Be at This Hour?



Oh, one new joke structure: the characters describe famous books dismissively without revealing their titles. Funny for adults, who knows what middle grade kids think of it?

Noted on January 8, 2017

Fun Lemony Snicket addition; set in the same world as the Unfortunate Events series. It's the same joke structures that are used in the other series, but I still think they're funny.

Noted on January 8, 2017

I found myself facing a man and a woman who looked so much alike, they could only be twins, or two people who had been married for a very long time.

Quoted on January 8, 2017

Scolding must be very, very fun, otherwise children would be allowed to do it.

Quoted on January 8, 2017

The children of this world and the adults of this world are in entirely separate boats and only drift near each other when we need a ride from someone or when someone needs us to wash our hands.

Quoted on January 8, 2017

I’m reminded of a book my father used to read me,” she said. “A bunch of elves and things get into a huge war over a piece of jewelry that everybody wants but nobody can wear.

“I never liked that kind of book,” I replied. “There’s always a wizard who’s very powerful but not very helpful.”

Quoted on January 8, 2017

You may be right,' she said, a phrase which here meant 'I’m wrong, but I don’t have the courage to say so.

Quoted on January 8, 2017


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