Evangeline Mudd and the Great Mink Escapade

ISBN: 0763622958
Format: Hardcover, 192pp
Pub. Date: March 2006
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Age Range: 7 to 10

It seems like only yesterday that Evangeline Mudd was in the Ikkinasti Jungle, rubbing noses with a headhunter. Now, somehow, swinging from the branches of the old maples near her cozy New England bungalow isn’t nearly exciting enough. But when a mysterious letter marked URGENT!!! arrives, Evangeline is reminded of a promise she needs to keep.

Going undercover as a newspaper reporter and with the help of Alexy Alexy, the world’s highest-jumping dancer, Evangeline must make good on her vow to set free the animals at Mudd’s Marvelous Minks. But can they avoid Alexy Alexy’s dastardly guardian, Ratsputin? What if Melvin Mudd, her father’s second cousin twice removed, recognizes her? And will Melvin’s wife, the ditsy India Terpsichore, really go through with that crazy comeback ballet she’s staging?

David Elliott’s spirited heroine returns to join the fight for animal rights in this funny, fast-paced novel, whimsically illustrated by Andréa Wesson.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
"Readers will not be able to resist smart, quirky Evangeline as she unicycles her way through yet another wild tale. Original and fun." --Kirkus Reviews

"This madcap novel, which has an underlying theme of respect for all living creatures, also contains the humorous elements of Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking and the spirit of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Evangeline overcomes the obstacles set by evil adults and triumphs. Wessons amusing pen-and-ink illustrations illuminate this rollicking adventure." --School Library Journal

"Elliott doesn't miss any opportunity to toss bucketfuls of humor into his farcical plot...Readers... will enjoy the zany, lighthearted adventure." --Booklist

© 2005 David Elliott