February's Road - by John Verney (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>February and her zany family from Verney's popular series of books return--this time to stop a highway from being built through their farm in this reissue of a classic first published in 1961. Illustrations. 1/2.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Verney is obviously writing far more for his own pleasure than for children and this is the way the best children's books get written."--Madeline L'Engle, <i>New York Times</i></b></p><p>Thirteen-year-old February Callendar is upset to learn that a highway will soon be built through her family's land. When she sees her father swipe a letter off a neighbor's desk, she begins to suspect that shady dealings have taken place. Can she unravel the mystery, discover who keeps sabotaging the bulldozers, and, most importantly, save the family farm?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"John Verney is obviously writing far more for his own pleasure than for children's, and this is the way the best children's books get written."--<b>Madeline L'Engle, <i>New York Times</i></b></p><p>Funny, exciting, and deliciously illustrated.--<i><b>The Guardian</i></b></p><p>Funny and plausible and extremely enjoyable. The illustrations, as one would expect of John Verney, are very good indeed.--<i><b>Sunday Telegraph</i></b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Verney</b> authored twelve books and illustrated countless others. He lived in the English countryside with his large family, much like the eccentric Callendar family who star in five of his books--<i>Friday's Tunnel, February's Road, ismo, Seven Sunflower Seeds</i>, and <i>Samson's Hoard</i>.</p>
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