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The Goffins: Lofty and Eave

by Jeanne Willis

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George's grandma is ill, so he & his mum & dad have moved into her house to look after her. George is bored, lonely & resentful towards his family. But then he discovers the Goffins - Lofty & Eave - two creatures who live secretly in grandma's attic.
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The present clashes with the past when George discovers two goffins in the attic next to his bedroom. They give George a taste of surviving life by their wits while he gives them a glimpse of modern technology. Lots of issues touched on here - loneliness, parents too busy to spend time with parents, lack of understanding between generations, old people becoming unable to live independently and scared of being put in a home, the importance of family history and how it gives identity. Yet for all that it is quite an easy read. ( )
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George's grandma is ill, so he & his mum & dad have moved into her house to look after her. George is bored, lonely & resentful towards his family. But then he discovers the Goffins - Lofty & Eave - two creatures who live secretly in grandma's attic.

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