The Quigleys: Not for Sale [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Mum and Dad think the Quigleys need to move—the children are getting bouncier and the house is getting smaller. But Will and Lucy don’t agree, so they come up with a cunning plan. These Quigleys are not for sale!


From the Trade Paperback edition.

The adventures and misadventures of the Quigleys--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will--continue, as they visit an elegant hotel, struggle with money matters, take a Mother's Day walk in the country, and consider moving to a bigger house.

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Overview

Mum and Dad think the Quigleys need to move—the children are getting bouncier and the house is getting smaller. But Will and Lucy don’t agree, so they come up with a cunning plan. These Quigleys are not for sale!


From the Trade Paperback edition.

The adventures and misadventures of the Quigleys--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will--continue, as they visit an elegant hotel, struggle with money matters, take a Mother's Day walk in the country, and consider moving to a bigger house.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
The Quigleys, which PW called an "engaging bit of fluff about the humorous vexations of an ordinary British family," get a third novel, once again comprised of four short stories, with The Quigleys: Not for Sale by Simon Mason. Here Mum, Dad, Lucy and Will take on a luxury hotel, tussle with their finances, and contemplate moving to a bigger house. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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A certain wizard from the U.K. has ushered in a whole host of British books, some of which may not translate as easily. The Quigleys—Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will are featured in these four short stories that continue the Quigley series. Lucy and Will try to follow the rules for Good Behaviour that Mum and Dad remind them of regularly, but on a weekend excursion to a hotel it seems that playing snooker with books stacked up on the table is the way it is meant to be played. Snooker, pounds and pence, and rucksack are just a few of the vocabulary words which may confound young American readers. In addition, much of the humor may be lost on young readers, who are likely to find the storylines returning to the Family Rules and being Polite and Pleasant a bit tiresome. The book's title refers to the final story, in which Will and Lucy show prospective buyers around their house, pointing out all the flaws in an effort to be "helpful." "They didn't seem so keen at the end," Lucy observes. The two conspire to scare away the rest of the buyers, they succeed, Mum and Dad take the house off the market, and Lucy and Will get to stay in their home. 2004, David Fickling Books/Random House, Ages 9 to 12.
—Mary Loftus

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307543691
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 9/16/2009
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 176
  • Sales rank: 1,034,208
  • File size: 8 MB
  • Items ship to U.S, APO/FPO and U.S. Protectorate addresses.

Meet the Author

Simon Mason has written three adult novels. The Quigleys was his first children’s book. He lives in Oxford, England, with his wife and their two children.

Helen Stephens is the author-illustrator of Poochie-Poo and Ahoyty-Toyty as well as The Quigleys and The Quigleys at Large. She lives in England.

Table of Contents

Charming Will 1
Clever Lucy 43
Out with Mum 83
In with Dad 125
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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 22, 2011

    weird

    this book is very weird but funny! I would recommend this book for children the age of 7-10

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