- What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy by Gregory Maguire
- Publisher: Candlewick (September 11, 2007)
- Hardcover: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 0763629618
- ISBN-13: 978-0763629618
- SheIsTooFondOfBooks Rating: 3 Stars
Gregory Maguire’s novel “What-the-Dickens: the Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy” sets the fantasy world of the skibereen (tooth fairies) within the larger framework of children home alone during a severe storm. The inner story of the orphan skiberee, named What-the-Dickens, and his quest to find his place in the world highlights Maguire’s ability to imagine an environment full of interesting characters, creative settings and clever word play. The outer story, though not as fully developed, reflects some of the skiberee’s insights.The novel is targeted to a young adult audience, but has crossover appeal to other age groups. Adults may be intrigued to read a tamer work by Maguire, absent the politics of “Wicked”, and perhaps will enjoy reading the inner story of the tooth fairy to younger children.
Hi – I found your blog at LT and wanted to say hello! How lucky that you could see Gregory Maguire in person – that must have been a great experience.
Congrats on the blog! It looks great! You’ll get the hang of it, it’s so much fun.
>1. Thanks, Elizabeth. Gregory Maguire “did the voices” when he read; it was outstanding! Our local bookshop is The Concord Bookshop. It’s a Book Sense store with a friendly staff and great store events like author readings.
>2. and thanks, terri. I’m attempting a link in this comment (fingers crossed!)