The Mum Hunt [Hardcover]

Gwyneth Rees (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Eleven-year-old Esmie is on the hunt for a new mum. Her own mother died when she was just a baby, and her father is still heartbroken over it. Plus he works far too much and hasn’t gone out in ages. By Esmie’s reckoning he needs help—whether he’s asked for it or not.

So Esmie, her older brother Matthew, and their French nanny, Juliette, place an advert in the Lonely Hearts column of the newspaper. But what they’re looking for and what Esmie’s father is looking for might not be the same thing. Just whose hunt is this anyway?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-Esmie, 11, and her teenaged brother live in England with their widowed dad and their French au pair, Juliette. They want to find a new mum, so they set dad up on dates, using "adverts" in the local paper, without his knowledge. Juliette thinks this is a great idea, and helps them. The arrangements get mixed up, and the youngsters only anger their father. The story is cliche driven and predictable. The writing is unconvincing, and the characters never become fully believable, especially the father and Juliette. Still, the book does show that these issues are universal.
JoAnn Jonas, Chula Vista Public Library, San Diego, CA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Eleven-year-old Esmie is on the hunt for a new mum. Her own mother died when she was just a baby, and her father is still heartbroken over it. Plus he works far too much and hasn?t gone out in ages. By Esmie?s reckoning he needs help?whether he?s asked for it or not.

So Esmie, her older brother Matthew, and their French nanny, Juliette, place an advert in the Lonely Hearts column of the newspaper. But what they?re looking for and what Esmie?s father is looking for might not be the same thing. Just whose hunt is this anyway?

This is Gwyneth Rees?s first novel to be published in the U.S.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (June 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385731027
• ISBN-13: 978-0385731027
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,698,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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