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Archer's Goon (Hardcover)

by Diana Wynne Jones (Author) "The trouble started the day Howard came home from school to find the Goon sitting in the kitchen..." (more)
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Book Description

The trouble started when Howard Sykes came home from school and found the "goon" sitting in the kitchen. He said he'd been sent by Archer. But who was Archer? It had to do with the 2,000 words that Howard's author father had failed to deliver.

It soon became clear not only that Archer wanted those words, but that his wizard siblings, Hathaway, Dillian, Shine, Torquil, Erskine, and Venturus, would also go to any lengths to get them.

Although each wizard ruled a section of the town, he or she was a prisoner in it. Each suspected that one of them held the secret behind the words, and that secret was the key to their freedom. Which one of them was it? The Sykes family become pawns in the wizards' fight to win their freedom, wrest control from one another, and fan out to rule the world.

Diana Wynne Jones skillfully guides the reader through a riveting, twisty plot, with satisfying surprises at every amazing turn. An exciting science fiction adventure where, happily, nothing is what it first seems to be.



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After the Goon moves into Sykes' house and refuses to budge, thirteen-year-old Howard learns some startling information about his family, including the fact that he is adopted and that his father is connected with seven wizards who run their town. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Greenwillow (February 18, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060298898
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060298890
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #406,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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