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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062050982
ISBN-139780062050984
eBay Product ID (ePID)28563
Product Key Features
Book TitleBarrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRoyalty, Humorous Stories, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Historical / Medieval
Publication Year1995
IllustratorYes, Feiffer, Jules
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorJules Feiffer
Book SeriesMichael Di Capua Bks.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN94-079737
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromFourth Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisæPrince Roger sets out eagerly on a quest and finds a few adventures, a lot of friends, a damsel or two in distress (not!) and himself, in the end. A æcarrier of joy' whose mere presence causes everyone to laugh uncontrollably, Roger finds cruelty and kindness equally amusing, and expects his quest to be a lark. It's anything but: As Roger passes through the Forever Forest, nearly starves at the Dastardly Divide, sees people at their worst in the Valley of Vengeance, and temporarily despairs in the Mountains of Malice, he sobers up, learns to care for others, becomes an expert peacemaker, does Good Deeds, and falls in love with Lady Sadie, who says what she thinks as she repeatedly saves his bacon.'-K. æFeiffer's worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight.'-Publishers Weekly. 100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1995 (NY Public Library)