I got this in a charity shop with a view to introducing some of the younger Unconvention delegates to my favourite children's/young adult writer. My copy is reviewed here.

Caught from the BC Unconvention bookswap table, as I love Diana Wynne Jones! :) Al3xa just gave me Howl's Moving Castle for my birthday, I'm seriously looking forward to that - might bump it up the TBR list. :)

12th April 2007
Just finished this one this morning, really enjoyed it! I think it's pretty cool the way Chrestomanci is only in it a little tiny bit, which doesn't detract from the main characters - but he is still well-represented and very cool.

Interesting, does Diana Wynne Jones have some connection to dyslexia or some other learning "disability"? The books of hers that I've read seem to include people whose brains work differently, so they learn and perform magic wildly differently, but a lot stronger too. What a clever lady, reflecting it in such a sneaky way, and to kids as well. :) Anyone with dyslexic kids should give this to them and say, "You're like Angelica, you just have to find your way". :)

This is off to the House of Gerald AVLs, for others to steal.

AVL :)

This one has been requested on SwapShop.co.uk, which is a relief as we're moving house soon and the less books I have to move, the better! :)