- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books; Reissue edition (May 25 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0689869304
- ISBN-13: 978-0689869303
- Product Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 150 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #361,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
The Boggart, a Scottish spirit delighting in practical jokes, is "one of the Old Things of the world" and belongs "to the cold separate heart of the Wild Magic." When the Volniks, a Canadian family, inherit the castle where the Boggart has lived for centuries, the shape-shifting mischief maker is accidentally transported to Toronto, where he discovers greater opportunities for trickery than he has ever imagined. Much gentle slapstick ensues when the ancient being visits Mrs. Volnik's antique shop and the theater run by Mr. Volnik. It falls to the Volnik children, Emily and Jessup, to befriend the prankster and send him home. Although far more lightheartedly, this boisterous romp draws upon the same powerful pre-Christian magic at the heart of Cooper's well-known Dark Is Rising sequence. Aside from all that is amusing and spooky, this tale offers a firmly grounded and utterly non-didactic introduction to some of the differences between the Old World and the New. Ages 9-12.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-- The Volnik family inherits a rundown old castle on an island off Scotland and visits their new property. After returning home, 12-year-old Emily and 10-year-old Jessup notice strange things happening. Their detective work eventually discloses the cause--a mischievous boggart has accidentally become trapped in a piece of furniture the family shipped home to Canada. Unfortunately, no adults believe them. The children claim innocence on Halloween night as pieces of furniture fly through the air and a bucket of water soaks their mother. Eventually, the boggart's pranks begin to cause serious problems; he becomes intrigued with the power of electricity, and causes a traffic accident that lands Emily in the hospital. Finally, he learns to communicate with the children by computer, causing the message-- "I want to go to my own country"--to appear in Gaelic on Jessup's screen. When he gets trapped in a black hole in a computer space-adventure game, the youngsters devise a daring, risky, and ultimately successful plan to help the boggart return home. The novel is fleshed out with numerous, vividly realized secondary characters, including various actors at the Chervil Playhouse, where Mr. Volnik is artistic director, as well as the novel's true villain, Dr. Stigmore, a psychiatrist and a parapsychology scholar who insists that Emily is a troubled adolescent in need of hospitalization. The intelligently thought-out clash between the ancient folkloric creature and modern science guarantees a wide audience. A lively story, compelling from first page to last, and a good bet for a read-aloud. --Ellen Fader, Westport Public Library, CT
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Kalista's Opinion,
By Kalista (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Boggart (Audio Cassette)
I would give The Boggart a thumbs up! This book is very interesting because of all this trickery and exicitment in it. This book just makes you want to keep turning the pages. When your done you want to read the sequal,(which I hope to read soon!)I think this book is for students in middle school because they are old enough to actually get the essence of the book. If your thinking of getting a book to read in your free time or at school this should be the one if you like myths or fantasies!
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The Boggart,
By josue (north carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Boggart (Paperback)
emeli and jessup had came back from castle keep they brought a desk with them. later in the book emeli relize that there is a boggart living in there house. the boggart play trick them and he thins to somewhere else and jessup and emeli got in trouble. when the boggart turn into a spider was because he did not wanted them to see him. the boggart also got trap in the train when emeli close the drawerthe boggart couldn't got out.
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The Boggart,
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This review is from: The Boggart (Paperback)
The main thing that happens in the book is that the Boggart is causing trouble and mischief to the Volnicks family after being shipped to Toronto, Canada from his original home,Castle Keep. He mainly concentrates on Emily and most of all Jessup. The Boggart gooes back home eventually through a copied computer disc. Castle Keep sure has changed but still satisfies the Boggart like it did before.
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