Eddie Dickens Trilogy

by Ardagh, Philip; Roberts, David

• ISBN13: 9780439537612
• ISBN10: 0439537614
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Summary

The riotous, raucous, and all-round inspirational conclusion to the rousing Eddie Dickens Trilogy (stoat and all!) In the third installment of the Eddie Dickens saga, our poor hero Eddie finds himself on the way to America aboard the sailing ship Pompous Pig, along with a cargo hold full of left shoes, the world-famous Dog's Bone Diamond, and some of the most dangerous traveling companions anyone might have the misfortune to share a ship with. A mysterious stowaway and some familiar faces from Eddie's past only complicate matters, as does being tied up and set adrift in a leaky rowboat. (Don't you hate it when that happens?) Will Eddie ever reach America?

Table of Contents

Explosive News! In which America is mentioned, but the author gets somewhat sidetracked	p. 3
A Painful Surprise: In which Mad Uncle Jack gets it in the end and Even Madder Aunt Maud has an attack of guilt	p. 15
A Cure for Ills? In which Dr. Humple pays yet another visit to Awful End, and Eddie goes in search of shiny things	p. 22
A Brief Family History: In which Eddie learns more about his family and the reasons for going to America	p. 32
Looking Backward, Looking Forward: In which we learn more of Eddie's past and more of his excitement at the upcoming voyage	p. 48
Going ... Going ...? In which Eddie and the reader are almost halfway through the book and neither is sure whether Eddie is ever going to get to America	p. 58
... Gone! In which, to everyone's amazement, including the author's, Eddie actually sets sail for America	p. 68
Discoveries: In which Eddie may be at sea, but we seem to spend most of the time amongst familiar faces on dry land	p. 82
That Sinking Feeling: In which both Eddie and Mad Uncle Jack make plans regarding the "recapture" of Even Madder Aunt Maud	p. 91
Dazzling Events: In which not only Even Madder Aunt Maud shows an interest in a priceless shiny thing	p. 102
Going Overboard: In which various characters pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and start all over again	p. 115
Back and Forth: In which we go backward and forward in order to try to make sense of it all	p. 126
Glossary: The meanings of some of the not-so-normal words and phrases I threw into the mix when I cooked up this adventure	p. 141
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