It's been 30 years and with rising temperatures melting icy mountain
tops the previously frozen Willoughbys have thawed out and are about to
return! From living legend and Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes a
hilarious sequel to New York Times bestseller The Willoughbys--soon
to be an animated film starring Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry
Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, and Sean Cullen on Netflix!
Although they grew up as wretched orphans, the Willoughby siblings also
became heirs to the the Melanoff candy company fortune. Everything has
turned out just splendidly, except for one problem: Richie Willoughby,
son of Timothy Willoughby, is an only child and is quite lonely.
Winifred and Winston Poore have long admired the toys of their neighbor
Richie Willoughby and finally befriend the mysterious boy next door. But
just as Richie finally begins to make friends, selling sweets is made
illegal, and the family's fortune is put in jeopardy. To make matters
worse, Richie's horrible Willoughby grandparents--frozen atop a Swiss
mountain thirty years ago--have thawed, remain in perfect health, and
are making their way home again.
What is the point of being the reclusive son of a billionaire when your
father is no longer a billionaire? What is the future without candy in
it? And is there any escaping the odiousness of the Willoughbys? These
are the profound questions with which Newbery medalist and ignominious
author Lois Lowry grapples in The Willoughbys Return.
