The Ogre Downstairs
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones at her finest – family feuds and chaos, magic with hilarious results and some of the most original ideas ever to appear between the covers of a book.,,,Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big shock when their mother marries the Ogre. The Ogre is large and stern and not at all interested in children, although this doesn’t prevent him from adding his own two awful….Read More
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