Attila the Pun: A Magic Moscow Story (Paperback)

~ Daniel Manus Pinkwater (Author)

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Conjuring up the zany ghost of Attila the Pun, Steve Nickelson and Norman Bleistift are soon overwhelmed by his endless supply of groan-inducing riddles and enlist the help of mystic seer Lamon Penumbra. Reprint. AB.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 69 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689717644
• ISBN-13: 978-0689717642
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,686,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great follow-up of Pinkwater's classic 'The Magic Moscow'!, February 15, 2002

By	Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Attila the Pun: A Magic Moscow story (Hardcover)

Having been a fan of the original `Magic Moscow' tome as a kid, I eventually started picking up a few of Daniel Pinkwater's other efforts as well. One of my faves was the follow-up Magic Moscow story, `Attila the Pun'. I loved the playful use of words, the weird culinary combinations, and the wonderful sense of fun that this new story shared with its predecessor. Throw in a goofy supernatural element- a wisecracking, really-bad-joke-reciting Hun ghost summoned from the great beyond- and you've got... well, something pretty weird and wonderful.

Even though this particular book is twenty years old, I still believe it'll make for good reading for today's elementary school-age child. Fair warning, though: this book has a few things that'd be considered un-PC nowadays, including smoking (the `Hungarian Boy Scout Lunch' chapter). It also features a bit of magical conjurings & sorcery, which has gotten the more contemporary `Harry Potter' books emboiled in controversy with some folks. But, aside from these things, I think the book will be quite an enjoyable read for the kiddies-and for adults who like a nice, light, whimsical adventure every now and then.

`Late!