Why read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase?

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1832 - a period of English History that never happened. Good King James III is on the throne and the country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel. When Sylvia and Bonnie (both orphans) fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they must use…

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2 authors picked The Wolves of Willoughby Chase as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Eibhlís Carcione

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This book is definitely one of my favorites. It has everything I love in a gothic children’s book: orphans, evil governesses, stolen inheritances, cruel orphanages, cool secret passages, and courage. It also has the eerie setting of a grand English estate.

The three wicked adults, Letitia Slighcarp, Josiah Grimshaw, and Mrs Brisket, gave me proper villain chills. I was with Bonnie every step of the way as she tried to overcome the greedy villains. I loved the air of menace in this novel. The wicked wolves, the landscape, and the menacing governess stayed in my head long after I turned…

From Eibhlís' list on classic gothic books for children.

Tom Mitchell

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An alternate England, which is full of wolves? That should be enough to recommend this book.

I remember sleepless nights, desperate to discover whether Bonny, Sylvia, and Simon managed to thwart the evil plans of the amazingly named Miss Slighcarp. Full of kids rushing about and outsmarting adults, which every children’s adventure should contain.

It does not contain a sword.

From Tom's list on classic kids’ adventure stories that may or may not feature a sword.