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The three Hilliard children discover that the family's new housekeeper is really their estranged father in disguise in this funny/sad novel about the effects of divorce. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 4-6 Although Miranda and Daniel have been divorced for a number of years, they still argue bitterly whenever they encounter one another. The children adore their father and would like to spend as much time with him as they can, but they live with their mother and will do anything to avoid getting her angry. So when Miranda decides to hire a housekeeper, Daniel, an unemployed actor, hatches a plot: he applies for the job dressed as a woman. While the children recognize him almost immediately, Miranda has no idea who the new cleaning woman is. She eventually discovers the deception, causing another fight with Daniel, but the children's determination to see their father softens their parents' attitude, and the parents part amiably. This plot strains credibility to the breaking point. It seems highly unlikely that Miranda would not recognize Daniel, given how easily the children did. Daniel's antics, in and out of costume, are more pointless than endearing. The emphasis of the story leans toward the parents rather than the children, and so although the children do grow in the end, the readers do not experience that growth with them; they are only told about it. Finally, the happy resolution is unearned and the story falls flat. Susan Fichtelberg, Woodbridge Public Library, N . J
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The three Hilliard children discover that the family's new housekeeper is really their estranged father in disguise in this funny/sad novel about the effects of divorce. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6 Although Miranda and Daniel have been divorced for a number of years, they still argue bitterly whenever they encounter one another. The children adore their father and would like to spend as much time with him as they can, but they live with their mother and will do anything to avoid getting her angry. So when Miranda decides to hire a housekeeper, Daniel, an unemployed actor, hatches a plot: he applies for the job dressed as a woman. While the children recognize him almost immediately, Miranda has no idea who the new cleaning woman is. She eventually discovers the deception, causing another fight with Daniel, but the children's determination to see their father softens their parents' attitude, and the parents part amiably. This plot strains credibility to the breaking point. It seems highly unlikely that Miranda would not recognize Daniel, given how easily the children did. Daniel's antics, in and out of costume, are more pointless than endearing. The emphasis of the story leans toward the parents rather than the children, and so although the children do grow in the end, the readers do not experience that growth with them; they are only told about it. Finally, the happy resolution is unearned and the story falls flat. Susan Fichtelberg, Woodbridge Public Library, N . J
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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