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The Ogre Downstairs - Diana Wynne Jones
The Ogre Downstairs
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Chemical Warfare?Casper, Johnny, and Gwinny are sure they'll never be happy again when their mother marries Jack, who is as mean as an ogre. To make matters worse, two obnoxious stepbrothers, Malcolm and Douglas, move in as well. No one -- except the parents -- seems happy. But when Jack gives a... show more
Chemical Warfare?Casper, Johnny, and Gwinny are sure they'll never be happy again when their mother marries Jack, who is as mean as an ogre. To make matters worse, two obnoxious stepbrothers, Malcolm and Douglas, move in as well. No one -- except the parents -- seems happy. But when Jack gives a chemistry set to each group of kids, bigger problems take over. These are, it turns out, not your average chemicals. In one hilarious experiment after another, the kids discover they can fly, switch bodies with one another, and even disappear. If only they could figure out how to undo all of this! Are one combustible stepfamily and two explosive chemistry sets a formula for disaster?
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780064473507 (0064473503)
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
3.0 Ogre Downstairs
This is a story about some children who have to deal with the fact that their two sets of parents have married. They live in a too-small house, the father isn't used to children and the stresses are beginning to show. When two of the boys get chemistry sets things take a strange turn as the chemis...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it
The story of a gaggle of youngsters who can't stand their overbearing step-father and new step-brothers. They're given a chemistry set to bribe them into good behavior, but quickly discover that it can actually be used to make magic potions. The potions get them into ever more convoluted schemes a...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
4.0 Ogre Downstairs
This is a story about some children who have to deal with the fact that their two sets of parents have married. They live in a too-small house, the father isn't used to children and the stresses are beginning to show. When two of the boys get chemistry sets things take a strange turn as the chemistr...
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