by Kathleen Stevens ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1983
A brisk enough tale of ""a rogue named Tom Devlin who made his living by his wits, and this was the way of it."" Tom would travel to a new spot, talk a rich farmer into selling him a piece of his land, then as if by accident drop a map that purported to mark buried treausre on that very land. The farmer, demanding his money back, would throw in something extra for a sweetener; and that extra was Tom's living. Tom meets his match, however, in dour farmer McCullough's homely, sharp-tongued daughter, who substitutes rocks and straw for the cabbages McCullough has grudgingly provided--then throws herself into the bargain. Both the business and the folk-like narration are a bit contrived, but nimbly so; and though the pictures are workaday Zemach, that's roguish enough for the tale. An option where the funds still flow for well-turned but uninspired variations on familiar motifs.
Pub Date: March 1, 1983
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: -
Publisher: Crowell
Review Posted Online: N/A
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1983
Categories: CHILDREN'S
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