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Frozen Billy (Hardcover)

by Anne Fine (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc. (2 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385607695
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385607698
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 991,709 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mining the myriad of rich and atmospheric story themes that spring from the colourful heyday of the old Victorian music halls, Anne Fine’s latest novel is a visual and eerily spooky treat that more than lives up her reputation as one of the country’s finest writers for children. The award-winning author of Flour Babies and Goggle-Eyes, Fine has recently been the Children’s Laureate and is consistently original and witty and entertaining in all of her work. Many a recent author of children’s books could learn a thing or two about writing and narrative by reading Fine’s extensive backlist.

Here, her story concerns the fate of brother and sister, Clarrie and Will, whose misfortunes lead them into residing with their Uncle Len. While their father is in Australia trying to secure a job and a brighter future for his family, their mother, in Ireland for a funeral, is trapped there--wrongly accused of stealing a basket of food. Len’s brilliance as a ventriloquist is matched only by his special ability to destroy his career by the consumption of beer.

Then one of Will’s seemingly perfect ideas saves the day. He suggests that he dresses up as the twin of Len’s dummy, Frozen Billy, to form a new act. Carrie is severely unnerved by Len’s life-like dummy and becomes even more so when Will’s personality begins to change and distort when their double act is a success. Carrie thinks this new stage act has the power to destroy her whole family and she must act fast to save everybody.

Fine’s unsettling narrative is different from her trademark domestic dramas--but it is equally as powerful. It’s a chilling tale, with hints of the supernatural that nevertheless has charm and excitement. And, as with all of Fine’s novels, is has the requisite happy ending. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay



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Their parents away, brother and sister Clarrie and Will must live with their uncle Len - a ventriloquist on the Victorian music-hall stage whose dummy, Frozen Billy, gives Clarrie the creeps. Soon Will is part of the act and Clarrie is scared that Frozen Billy is taking over their family. Can she find the determination and courae to break free from their uncle help her family set off for a new lifin Australia?
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Story, 25 Mar 2006
Frozen Billy is a strange puppet which Uncle Len uses in his ventriloquism act. Clarrie and Will are brother and sister. They're father is in Australia, and often writes of the wonders of it, and how he looks forward to them coming (they cannot currently afford it). Their mother goes to a funeral in Ireland, and finds herself getting arrested, which leaves Clarrie and Will under the care of Uncle Len. They have barely any money for Uncle Len spends it on drink, and when Will imitates Frozen Billy jokily, Uncle Len sees a new idea for his stage act- Will on one knee dressed as Frozen Billy, Frozen Billy on the other. The story continues to unfold, Uncle Len getting worse, and poor Will getting weaker, until Clarrie comes up with a clever idea to save everyone. It finishes with a charming ending.

This is a lovely story set in the past (although it doesn't say, I think around Victorian times) Recommended for younger readers as it doesn't dig deep in to Clarrie's emotions. I suggest around 7-12.

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