Absolute Zero
Posted: 2014/08/13 Filed under: audio book, Book Reviews, BookLust I, Fiction | Tags: animals, audio book, august, book lust i, book review, childrens book, dog, Fiction, Helen Cresswell 1 CommentCresswell, Helen. Absolute Zero. Read by Clive Mantle. North Kingston, Rhode Island: BBC Audio, 2007.
As discovered in Ordinary Jack the Bagthorpe family is highly competitive. When we meet up with them in Absolute Zero they have taken their one-upman-ship to a whole new level by entering as many different contests as possible. Uncle Parker begins it all when he enters a slogan competition and it snowballs from there. As each member begins to win something they become known as celebrities. Their fame grows to the point of commercials and live television. But, who knew Zero the dog would take center stage? As with Ordinary Jack hilarity ensues, especially when little cousin Daisy Parker moves on from pyromania to an obsession with water. I’ll say no more.
Reason read: Absolute Zero continues the Bagthorpe series started in July in honor of National Kids Month
Author fact: Cresswell was involved with writing television scripts and that comes out a little in Absolute Zero.
Book trivia: the audio is read by Clive Mantle and I have to admit, he had me laughing with his accents.
BookLust Twist: from Book Lust in the chapter called “Best for Boys and Girls” (p 21). I should note that Pearl suggested reading all of the Bagthorpe books in the series, but since they weren’t individually indexed, per my rules, I am skipping them.
This sounds really interesting.