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Sylvie And The Songman (2009)

by Tim Binding(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385751575 (ISBN13: 9780385751575)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

David Fickling Books

review 1: Set in England, this story is about a girl named Sylvie who lives with her eccentric father, Daniel, and their dog, Mr. Jackson, in a rural area of Cornwall. Daniel is an inventor of instruments, and he is creating ones that capture sounds of nature. When her father goes missing, Sylvie enlists the help of her friend George to find him. Together with Mr. Jackson and a fox to which Sylvie has a special bond, they battle the evil Songman who is trying to steal the songs of all animals. This was a great fantasy -- lots of adventure, humorous British characters, really evil bad guys, and a heroine you could root for.
review 2: Honestly, I didn't finish it. Still, I think it's the kind of eerie fantasy that I would have loved as a kid. Sylvie's dad disappears one... more day along with her dog's voice and those of many other animals in her neighborhood. A strange woodpecker man in a hot air balloon starts hunting down Sylvie and her tone-deaf friend George - could it have something to do with her father's invented musical instruments? And who's the Songman they keep hearing about? An exciting, creepy, mysterious adventure story. less

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