From: Gray, Allison <agray_at_santabarbaraca.gov>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:48:22 +0000

I learned about the wonderful Bagthorpes from the late Millicent Lenz, who taught youth literature at SUNY Albany's MLS program. Her love for and scholary k nowledge of the Bagthorpes were all it took to turn me into a huge fan.

B. Allison Gray Supervising Librarian Branch Manager Goleta Public Library 500 North Fairview Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 805-964-7878 From: Danae Leu
 Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:05 AM To: Karen Breen; Kathleen Odean Cc: ccbc-net_at_lists.education.wisc.edu Subject: RE:
 Books we'd like to see back in print

Here, here, on the Bagthropes. I did find the first two books on Audible, but haven't been able to find them in their original form.
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From: Karen Breen
 Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 8:14 PM To: Kathleen Odean Cc: ccbc-net_at_lists.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
 Books we'd like to see back in print How in the name of all things hysterical did someone allow Ordinary Jack an d Absolute Zero to go out of print? I don't think I have ever laughed out l oud so often while reading a book for kids.

And The Ghost of Thomas Kempe? C'mon people!!!

Karen Breen On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Kathleen Odean wrote:

ORDINARY JACK and ABSOLUTE ZERO, the first two of the Bagthorpe series by H elen Cresswell and possibly the funniest children's novels ever

Penelope Lively's THE GHOST OF THOMAS KEMPE

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