- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; None edition (April 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0618164103
- ISBN-13: 978-0618164103
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
On her way back to New York from Australia, Falcon goes after her brother Toody when he falls out of the airplane in Falcon and the Charles Street Witch by Luli Gray. Perhaps the dragonsbreath that carries her safely to the ground belongs to her long-lost dragon pal, Egg, first met in Falcon's Egg, which PW said, in a starred review, "artfully braid[s] together real life and fantasy..
- together real life and fantasy."
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
- together real life and fantasy."
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grades 4-6--When 12-year-old Falcon and her little brother fall out of a jumbo jet, Falcon wafts down to the residence of Ms. Cholmondely (pronounced Chumley), a witch who helps her locate Toody. He has ended up in Australia with a young dragon named Egg, previously introduced in Falcon's Egg (Ticknor & Fields, 1995). The girl's efforts to fetch her sibling are complicated by Dirus, a sleepy old rhyming dragon; an accidental detour to an alternate New York City where animals talk; and the discovery of Egg by a horrified world. Except for the inexplicable airplane accident and an unconvincing confrontation with a bad guy at the end, this fantasy flows smoothly, with plenty of eccentric characters and interesting situations. Ms. Cholmondely's unique brand of slapdash magic and Egg's habit of speaking solely in mangled Shakespearean quotes will delight readers, but probably won't engage their emotions. A fun and fast read for fantasy fanatics.
Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The magic is back,
By A mom (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Falcon and the Charles Street Witch (Hardcover)
Falcon was a great character when she first appeared in 1995, in the magical "Falcon's Egg." At long last, she is back, with more magic than ever. This time Falcon is surrounded by a new collection of wacky, fascinating characters, most notably Blinda the Charles Street Witch and Dirus Horribilus the old dragon (with a digestive problem whose consequences make for one of the book's most hilarious scenes). This is a book a kid can get happily lost in, while soaking up Luli Gray's witty, sophisticated and lyrical storytelling.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love Falcon.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Falcon and the Charles Street Witch (Hardcover)
In this second Falcon book, she has even more friends, and more dragons. If you like dragons and friendly witches and hilarious saints, you'll love this book. It's a great, great story!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dragonsbreath rules!,
By Scott W Fabianek (Bedford, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Falcon and the Charles Street Witch (Hardcover)
The first Falcon book, "Falcon's Egg", was a great insight into what a child of separated parents goes through. Falcon has to take care of her brother Toody as her mother is unable to deal with raising her kids and so she bears much responsibility on her young shoulders. Finding Egg, and the adventures that follow, give her a powerful secret and something she could choose to care for. What she learns is that loving something sometimes means letting it go, and that there are people in your life who will share some of the weight of world with you if you let them. In this book, the sequel, Falcon watches as Toody is swept out of a plane and she follows him as she tries to save him. From that moment on, these two enter a world that is both real and fantasy. There is more magic in this book than in the first, and it is sillier. But it is a very enjoyable silliness that contrasts with the seriousness of "Falcon's Egg". I particularly liked Dirius, the old dragon with a little gas problem (hilarious) and Belinda Chomondley, the Charles Street Witch.
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