Some of the best children's novels available are by Joan Aiken. This is the first book of hers I read and I enjoyed it possibly even more than all of the others. These books need more advertising - all kids need to read them! ( )

Great adventure story, I really liked this one! ( )

this is a 'cozy' book. made to be enjoyed with tea. big kids can read kids' books, too.

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The sequel to The Wolves of Wilhoughby Chase and Black Hearts In Battersea.
Dido Twite awakens on a Nantucket whaler, having slept for ten months after being rescued from a shipwreck in the arctic. Now, before she can make her way back to her beloved England, she must help Captain Casket's daughter Dutiful Penitence face her fear of everything other than Bible study and needlepoint. No easy task in the face of Pen's new guardian, the sinister Aunt Tribulation! But is Aunt Trib all she appears to be? This is a mystery, an adventure story, and a very, very funny book. ( )