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The Wouldbegoods [with Biographical Introduction]

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I thought this title sounded really stupid. But I enjoyed the previous book in the series (The Story of the Treasure Seekers) so much that I decided to read this one. And I'm really glad I did. I enjoyed it MORE than the first one.

What's so great about this series is the characters. They are so real, so well-written. The situations they get into are highly amusing, but it's the way the characters are portrayed, esp. Oswald, that makes this one of my all-time favorite books. I am enjoying it for the first time as a grown-up, and my 16 year old son is enjoying it, too. It is LOL funny and I wish it were more well-known.

I read that the character Oswald was one of the all-time favorite characters of JK Rowling, when someone asked her about books and authors she really enjoyed. These books are not really like the Harry Potter books (there's no magic) but the characterization and the humor is very similar. I can see why Jo likes them and I heartily agree.