Critics' Opinion:
Readers' rating:
Published in USA
Sep 2005
80 pages
Genre: Novels
Publication Information
Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson—the
beloved "porcine wonder" of the Watson household. In a new series from the
author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, readers meet the
portly, good-natured, toast-loving Mercy. In this first episode, the Watsons
need rescuing when their bed—after Mercy hops on—begins to slowly sink through
the floor. Mercy escapes—"to alert the fire department," her owners assure
themselves. But could Mercy have another emergency in mind—like a sudden craving
for their neighbors’ sugar cookies?
Click to the right or left of the sample to turn the page.
(If no book jacket appears in a few seconds, then we don't have an excerpt of this book or your browser is unable to display it)
'DiCamillo displays her versatility with this jaunty debut to an early chapter-book series…wry humor and joie de vivre.' - PW
The information about Mercy Watson to the Rescue shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's online-magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high-profile books publishing in the coming weeks. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the reviews shown do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, please send us a message with the mainstream media reviews that you would like to see added.
"Berlin's new book is a marvel, filled with deeply touching stories about lives on the fringes."—NPR
About the book
Ordinary Girls
by Jaquira Díaz
Reminiscent of Tara Westover's Educate and Roxane Gay's Hunger--a memoir that reads as electrically as a novel.
Reader Reviews
BUTTERFLY YELLOW
Winner of the BookBrowse Award for Best Young Adult Novel, and the overall highest rated book of the year!
Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Full access is for members only.
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info, and giveaways by email.
