BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Series: Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2012

THE UNSEEN GUEST

by Maryrose Wood

"Still howling good fun, though the series' big Reveal doesn't seem any closer than before. (Melodrama. 10-12)"

Resilient as ever, in the third installment of Wood's deliciously melodramatic Victorian mystery teenage governess Penelope Lumley takes on threats to her wolfish young charges that include a hustler after the Ashton fortune. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 22, 2011

THE HIDDEN GALLERY: THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE, BOOK 2

by Maryrose Wood, illustrated by Jon Klassen

"Includes frequent full-page line drawings, not seen. (Melodrama. 10-12)"

The plot thickens but is still far from crystallizing in this madcap sequel to The Mysterious Howling (2010). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 23, 2010

THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING

by Maryrose Wood

"It's the best beginning since The Bad Beginning (1999) and will leave readers howling for the next episode. (High melodrama. 10-12)"

Fresh from the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, 15-year-old Penelope Lumley reports to remote but palatial Ashton Place and discovers just why the advertisement for a governess indicated a strong preference for "Experience with Animals." Read full book review >