Emma is spending the summer with her Scottish cousins--who are wonderful
material for her attempt to win the School Prize for most interesting
holiday diary. The cousins, lofty Andy, reserved Fiona, and fierce
Roddy, are experimenting with their grandfather's dilapidated old
mini-submarine to see if they can find a monster in the family loch.
Emma Tupper's Diary is a sometimes terrifying, sometimes broadly
hilarious adventure novel in the spirit of From the Mixed-up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and I Capture the Castle.
Praise for Emma Tupper's Diary:
Fish out of water Emma must spend the summer in Scotland with cousins
she's never met. They're somewhat older and get along fine with minimal
adult supervision. Even when they plot to take an old submarine out on
the nearby loch for a spin, adding a Nessy-like monster head to the top
for fun, there's no one around to urge caution. It's the sort of family
where everyone is whip-smart, conversations are fast and fascinating,
and statements of fact are rarely truthful. All of which makes for one
extremely suspenseful and surprisingly thought-provoking
adventure.--Gwenyth Swain (author of Chig and the Second Spread)
One of my favorite childhood books. . . . Its themes and plot have come
around again, and a smart production company should scoop it up for a
film adaptation.--Atomic Librarian
An enthralling book, with fascinating characters, told with humor and
wit, and with a story that just might, barely, be possible.--Book Loons
Comedy of manners? Ecological allegory? Adventure? Farce?--Kirkus
Reviews
Praise for Peter Dickinson's children's books:
One of the real masters of children's literature.--Philip Pullman
Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.--The Guardian
Magnificent. Peter Dickinson is the past-master story-teller of our
day.--The Times Literary Supplement
Peter Dickinson is the author of over fifty books including Eva,
Earth and Air, and the Michael L. Printz honor book The Ropemaker.
He has twice received the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger as
well as the Guardian Award and Whitbread Prize. He lives in England and
is married to the novelist Robin McKinley.
