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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Gardners Books
Publication date July 3, 2006
Pages 194
Binding Paperback
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780439959551
ISBN-10 0439959551
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.34 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $10.30
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Out of the blue, Ratchet Clark's ill-natured mother packs her daughter on to a train to spend the summer with two elderly relatives, twins Tilly and Penpen. Staying at their secluded house, Ratchet learns all about her weird family history and Penpen's new philosophy: whatever shows up on your doorstep you have to make welcome.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A New York Times Bestselling Author
A Newbery Award-winning Author

Tilly was tiny and very, very thin. Penpen was round and jolly and didn't look all that old. Tilly sat on two phone books and a cushion and yet she could barely see over the wheel. Ratchet sat in the backseat. It was black out. In fact, the night sky, the whole night air of the Maine woods, had an oily quality -- a dark so deep you could almost see rainbows in it. Ratchet had no idea where she was...

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780786261444
 
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (January 1, 2004)
9780786261444 | details & prices | 276 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.95 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Thirteen-year-old Ratchet spends a summer in Maine with her eccentric great-aunts Tilly and Penpen, hearing strange stories from the past and encountering a variety of unusual and colorful characters.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780374410421 Book cover for 9780439959551
 
Reprint edition from Square Fish (August 21, 2012)
9780312535643 | details & prices | 195 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.20 lbs | List price $11.99
The price comparison is for this edition
from Gardners Books (July 3, 2006)
9780439959551 | details & prices | 194 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $10.30
About: Out of the blue, Ratchet Clark's ill-natured mother packs her daughter on to a train to spend the summer with two elderly relatives, twins Tilly and Penpen.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 14, 2005)
9780786280889 | details & prices | 269 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $10.95
About: Thirteen-year-old Ratchet spends a summer in Maine with her eccentric great-aunts Tilly and Penpen, hearing strange stories from the past and encountering a variety of unusual and colorful characters.
Reprint edition from Farrar Straus & Giroux (October 4, 2005)
9780374410421 | details & prices | 195 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.42 lbs | List price $7.95
About: Thirteen-year-old Ratchet spends a summer in Maine with her eccentric great-aunts Tilly and Penpen, hearing strange stories from the past and encountering a variety of unusual and colorful characters.
School and Library
Book cover for 9780374399566
 
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (May 7, 2003)
9780374399566 | details & prices | 208 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Thirteen-year-old Ratchet spends a summer in Maine with her eccentric great-aunts Tilly and Penpen, hearing strange stories from the past and encountering a variety of unusual and colorful characters.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606345996
 
from Demco Media (October 4, 2005); titled "Canning Season"
9780606345996 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.60
About: A New York Times Bestselling Author A Newbery Award-winning Author Tilly was tiny and very, very thin.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780606261326
 
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (August 21, 2012)
9780606261326 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.27 lbs | List price $20.85
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (November 11, 2008)
9781439569368 | details & prices | 195 pages | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | List price $16.95
About: A New York Times Bestselling Author A Newbery Award-winning Author Tilly was tiny and very, very thin.

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