A single mother takes her children, Olivia and Angeline, to live in a department store - just until they get proper housing from the DSS. But how are they going to survive without being discovered?
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
this book is good (original...not),
By
This review is from: The Greatest Store in the World (Mass Market Paperback)
ok i basically just want to ask if anyone knows where I can get a copy of the film that was on TV based on this book over Christmas a few years back. I remember really enjoying it as a kid and I've read the book, (which by the way is v. good and so not just for 8 year olds!!)If anyone could help that would be great.
But I spose I better write about the book which is set in a huge department store and follows the lives of Livvy, Angeline and their Mum, as they take part in an adventure, centered around the department store where they are living ileagally. They find themselves at the centre of a burgulary, struggling with the decision to call the police and hand themselves and the robbers in or see if they can fight them off on their own. This is a bit slow moving in parts but I loved the idea of living in a department store like Harrods. It also touches on certain issues like homelessness and is an all round good read. My favourite characters are Mr Whiskers and Angeline, who bring some light comody to what is a really good fun and light herated book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Shopping Trip to Remember,
By Josette A. Bordiga (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Greatest Store in the World (Mass Market Paperback)
As a child, I longed to linger in department stores beyond closing hours: I always wondered what it would be like to explore when no one was around!Now, Alex Shearer has provided me with my childhood fantasy. The Williams family not only gets to explore "the greatest store in the world," they get to live there, as well. Shearer provides the reader with an entertaining and fast paced look at what really is a serious issue: homelessness. Olivia, Angeline, and their mom literally have nowhere to live when they take up residence at Scottley's Department Store. Shearer manages to infuse the situation with warmth, honesty, and compassion as the girls and their mother struggle to stay hidden, eat well, and maintain a standard of living. Their adventures are permeated with a sense of humor, realism, and fantasy, all at the same time. When their adventure begins to sour, the reader knows somehow, someway, there will be a happy ending. This book is a real find for those of us who envision large stores as playgrounds after hours!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
