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by: James Kennedy
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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780385735438
ISBN: 038573543X
Label: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: August 12, 2008
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Studio: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Product Description:
JO LAROUCHE HAS lived her 13 years in the California desert with her Aunt Lily, ever since she was dropped on Lily’s doorstep with this note: This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a dangerous baby. At Lily’s annual Christmas costume party, a variety of strange events take place that lead Jo and Lily out of California forever—and into the mysterious, strange, fantastical world of Eldritch City. There, Jo learns the scandalous truth about who she is, and she and Lily join the Order of Odd-Fish, a collection of knights who research useless information. Glamorous cockroach butlers, pointless quests, obsolete weapons, and bizarre festivals fill their days, but two villains are controlling their fate. Jo is inching closer and closer to the day when her destiny is fulfilled, and no one in Eldritch City will ever be the same.
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- too much fun!This book is very difficult to describe. The word "wacky" wants to be used, but I'm scooting it aside with my shoe because it's not quite right. "Wacky" is a little distasteful, carrying with it a hint of "zany" and nobody likes zany, right? Or madcap? So let's say that this is. . . a carnival of odd. When Jo Larouche was a baby, she was found in the washing machine with a note pinned to her blanket that read, "This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a DANGEROUS baby." For 13 years, ... Read More
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- An excellent leisure read for middle school readersJames Kennedy's THE ORDER OF ODD FISH tells of Jo, who has lived with her aunt Lily in the California desert all of her 13 years of life. When Lily's annual Christmas party turns up some odd characters, the two find themselves on an unusual journey to an ancient world, where Jo learns the truth about who she is and where the Order of Odd Fish fits into her mysterious heritage. An excellent leisure read for middle school readers.
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- Definitely odd and definitely fishy - and lots of fun!I read this book and gave it to my 10-year-old daughter to read (I am 40). We both loved it! Kennedy unveils a unique sense of humor through an uncanny plot filled with even more uncanny characters. Definitely unlike any story I've ever read. It was a lot of fun!
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- Captivating Adventure!This was a terrific adventure. A "coming of age" story like no other I've read before. Mr. Kennedy does not hold back one bit when describing characters, places or events. And what great characters they are! There are the geriatric, ostrich-riding, sword-wielding Knights of the Odd-Fish, impeccably dressed, gossip-column obsessed cockroaches, a "Belgian Prankster" clad in smelly, old pelts and then there's Jo. Jo Larouche would seem to be your average thirteen year old. However, this average thirteen ... Read More
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- Beautifully Detailed and Delightfully AbsurdA delightfully absurd romp through a fantastic and bizarre world of cockroach butlers with a flair for fashion and knights that ride flying ostriches in pursuit of pointless quests.
The book opens on 13 year old Jo Larouche, once labeled a "dangerous baby" and left in the care of her Aunt Lily, a mysterious ex Hollywood actress and vaudevillian. Jo is spying on her aunt's Christmas costume party, avoiding a suspicious Russian colonel and vainly attempting to save her aunt from herself. Soon the ... Read More
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