After being orphaned at an early age and spending years in boarding schools, Dilly begins a new life in a real house in a small town, developing secret magnetic powers under the tutelage of a kindly professor, until he is kidnapped by a madman who plans to control the world with a computer.
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Dilly shouldn't have a care in the worldhe's a millionairebut mad scientists and spies creep into his life, and he's the only one who can foil them all. Ages 9-12.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Grade 4-6 Orphaned Dilly is rich and has a secret power: he can make himself magnetic when he chooses. After he attends a succession of private boarding schools, one of his guardians arranges for him to attend public school in a rural town. He acquires a dog, whose disobedience provides comic relief. The guardian, who knows his secret, arranges for a famous physicist to help Dilly experiment with his power. Meanwhile, a mad scientist plots to kidnap Dilly for ransom. Dilly foils the villain by magnetizing his computer, just as his school friends break into the bad guys' hideout to rescue Dilly. The loss of his parents and the need to keep his power a secret add dimension to Dilly's character, which is otherwise awfully sweet. In these qualities he will appeal to readers who like Alexander Key's Escape to Witch Mountain (Westminster, 1968). While the book moves slowly to the all-too-quickly-resolved climax, it does sustain interest. So much science fantasy for this age group has such rapid-fire pacing and pyrotechnics that this book stands out by its willingness to take time with the story and keep the super powers low-key. While not a great book, it does have more substance than many. Carolyn Caywood, Virginia Beach Pub . Lib .
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This review is from: The Secret Life of Dilly McBean (Paperback)
This book is about an orphan boy named Dilly. He is magnetic and being raised by a bank. He is kidnapped by bad guys. Before all this he moves to public school. He meets new friends. But while he is at school someone is following him. Read this book. You'll love it.
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I read this back when it first came out a long, long time ago. It was one of the few books at that time that I read more than once. If you have a child who shows an interest in science fiction books I guarantee they will love this one.
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