Gantos, Jack. The love curse of the Rumbaughs.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Kliatt | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Squicciarini, Stephani | Copyright information

GANTOS, Jack. The love curse of the Rumbaughs. Read by Lisa Datz. 4 cds. 4.75 hrs. Listening Library. 2006.0-7393-3559-6. $38.00. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. S

From the review of the book in KLIATT, May 2006: "Young Ivy, the protagonist and narrator, is part of a lineage of children who obsessively love their mothers, and since they have taxidermy skills ... well, the results are inevitable. Ivy goes through her teenage years in stages of shock and finally accepta...

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