Kids into books: The Good Fortunes Gang

This weeks title: The Good Fortunes Gang

Author: Margaret Mahy

Illustrator: John Farman

Publisher: Random, $9.95

Age Group: 8-11 years


Pete had been having this particular nightmare for as long as he could remember, but he had never got used to it. While he was dreaming, it was always as if it were happening for the first time, and it was always terrible.

As he dreamed, every single thing he was found of - everything that made home home - crept out of his room, while other unfamiliar things crept silently in and settled down as if they had always been there.

Even the windows would slide around the walls, opening in different directions on to strange new views.

His parents slid, too, tiptoeing around, picking up Bombshell the baby, and waking Simon. (Continues on P11 of The Good Fortunes Gang)