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Figgs and Phantoms (Newbery Library, Puffin) Paperback – April 1, 1989

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Chronicles the adventures of the unusual Figg family after they left show business and settled in the town of Pineapple.

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Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.

Reading age

9 - 12 years
Print length

160 pages
Language

English
Grade level

4 - 6
Lexile measure

780L
Dimensions

5.25 x 0.25 x 7.75 inches
Publisher

Puffin
Publication date

April 1, 1989
ISBN-10

0140329447
ISBN-13

978-0140329445
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin (April 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140329447
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140329445
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 780L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.25 x 7.75 inches

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Amy Hannigan

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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020

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I’m so glad this was a reclaimed/retired library book. I’ve love it since I was a child and have always wanted a copy.

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Great Story!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014

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I have gotten Raskin's other books like the Westing Game (my favorite) for my niece. They are great stories to read together.

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P. Aland

Not quite as good as Westing Game but still great

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2018

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Not quite as good as Westing Game but still great. It’s a good UCF read and does have a little adult content in it but me and my kids loved reading this one.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016

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Basically Amazing Ashley

Figgs and Phantoms- Not Raskin at her best :(

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2012

Figgs and Phantoms by Ellen Raskin won the Nebery Honor in 1975. Four years later, she won the Newbery Award for The Westing Game. I read The Westing Game several years ago, and I really enjoyed it. It was wonderfully complex and the characters were simply delightful. (More on that later). So, I was actually quite excited to read Figgs and Phantoms.

Alas... Figgs just didn't work for me.. It was quite the disappointment. I started this book, not really knowing what to expect about the story itself, but looking forward to it, because I had so enjoyed The Westing Game. Sigh.

Figgs and Phantoms is about a family, The Figgs, who are all wildy quirky, except the youngest daughter/niece, Mona. She is decidedly normal, hates her family's weirdness, and is terribly embarrassed by what she believes the people of her town, Pineapple say about all those crazy Figgs.

I thought that Raskin was trying too hard with this novel, and as a result she missed the mark just about everywhere. Every single character has something weird, wacky, crazy, or unbelievable about them. All of them, except Mona. (She's just bitter about life and everything in it. Rather than make her quirky, I'd say she's just a teenager.) It got to be a little bit too much for me. Her mom, Sister Figg Newton (Newton being her married name) tap dances. All the time. Everywhere. Her uncle Truman, the human pretzel and sign maker (but horrible speller). And the list goes on and on and on. There was too much for me to believe it. Sometimes I'd look at the book and want to shout at the author- Enough already! I get it! They are weird. Can we move on please?!- Or something like that anyway...

The majority of the book focuses on Mona and her angst. I think it's supposed to be about her struggle to find her place in life, and accept her family as they are but it always just felt like angst to me, and not the good, realistic kind. Just the really annoying, get over yourself already type. Raskin makes hints about what she is supposed to be learning, and she gives us subtle clues here and there, but by that point, I was so fed up with Mona's whining and general annoying-ness that I didn't care. I just wanted the book to end. The only person Mona feels close to is her Uncle Florence. Everyone else is ridiculous, embarrassing and needs to just stop so that Mona can stop feeling embarrassed to go out in public. But, Uncle Florence is sick, and getting sicker.

The Figgs believe that when you die, you go to a place they call Capri. It's been written about in a journal passed down the family. The family meets together periodically for a night of reading from the family journals about Capri, a ritual they call 'Caprification'. Mona, or course, barely participates but when her uncle Florence dies (not really a spoiler, because it gives strong and obvious hints on the back cover) Mona knows she must find Capri so she can either bring her uncle back, or live with him in Capri. Even more weirdness ensues.

Nothing in this book was very believable to me. I had a hard time believing that much of what happened, and in the order or way they happened would be possible. Very often we were taken from point A to point F and just expected to believe that this was the natural progression of events, never mind the fact that we missed points B-E in the process.

On a positive note, I did enjoy several of the characters and their quirks, especially in the beginning. The secondary characters are often delightfully fun and I actually really enjoyed their time on the page. Truman's misspellings were fun (even one sign where he misspells his own name) and I especially liked the idea of Romulus and Remus Figg, the Walking Book of Knowledge and the Talking Adding Machine, respectively. I did wish the secondary characters had been more a part of the novel, and had been more fleshed out. I don't think I would have been as annoyed by the amount of quirks these characters had it they had also had more personality. But no. They were written as if their unique trait was all there was too them. It was how they were defined, described, and we didn't get to see any more than that. I do recognize that much of this is probably because that is how Mona sees them, but knowing why doesn't make it any less annoying.

All in all, I'd probably say this is one to skip. I don't know that I would really recommend it to very many people. I read it because I enjoyed The Westing Game, and because, as you (should) know, I'm trying to read the Newbery list. But, it's one I feel I could probably have done with out. There wasn't anything really special about it. The rating came really easy too. I finished the book, looked at it a moment, and then said- Meh.

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almost as good as westing game

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019

as someone else said, see my title lol.

but seriously it was so intriguing and DIFFERENT i kept feeling like i was reading some kind of secret esoteric text when id read this as a kid. its beautiful and strange and made me feel sad and happy and wonder. buying it for my son for his birthday now

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A book to shape or change you

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2015

I read this book in probably the 4th grade, back in the 80's. Ellen Raskin is a hidden jewel of an author, I can't even imagine all the ways her writing shaped me as a person. My personal opinion, unlike some here but based on actual experience, is that this book is definitely appropriate for around age 10 and up. I understood it then, I understand it now. It's required reading for the children in my life, along with The Tattooed Potato and The Westing Game.

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2001

Mona Lisa Newton is feeling rather depressed lately. Her family consists of, among others, Uncle Truman Figg, the human-pretzel-turned-sign-painter who always makes exactly one mistake on his signs; Uncle Florence Figg, who later coincidentally added the middle name Italy; Newton ("Newt") Newton, the used car dealer; Sister Figg, baton twirler and tap dancer, named by being raised by one older brother; Gracie Jo, the dog catcher, and her son, Fido Figg the Second (the first was a dog). Mona finds she only feels close to Uncle Flo, a book dealer. After hinting that he may have to leave soon for "Capri" - apparently the heaven for Figg-Newton family members, Mona knows she must unravel the mystery surrounding the place. --Packed with tons of clever wordplays, subtle mystery clues, and funny moments (especially all of Uncle Truman's signs!) this is one book not to miss!! --Marisa
This is an intiguing, funny, and very nicely woven story.

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