Ms. Rapscott's Girls by Elise Primavera audiobook

Ms. Rapscott's Girls

By Elise Primavera
Read by Katherine Kellgren

Listening Library 9780803738225
3.67 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781101890646

Fans of Mary Poppins will love this whimsical tale of a boarding school for children of very busy parents, where an extraordinary headmistress teaches them life lessons about courage, adventure, friendship . . . and the importance of birthday cake. Nestled inside a lighthouse, Great Rapscott School for the Daughters of Busy Parents takes its motto from Amelia Earhart: Adventure is worthwhile in itself. Headmistress Ms. Rapscott couldn’t agree more, but her students, who are shipped to the school in boxes, could use a little convincing. Still, despite their initial reluctance, the students are soon soaring through the sky and getting lost on purpose. In addition to learning what birthday cakes are and how best to approach a bumbershoot tree, the students also manage to learn a little something about strength and bravery. Bestselling author Elise Primavera has created an irresistible story about finding your way.

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Summary

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Selected for the Indie Next List, Spring 2015

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Fans of Mary Poppins will love this whimsical tale of a boarding school for children of very busy parents, where an extraordinary headmistress teaches them life lessons about courage, adventure, friendship . . . and the importance of birthday cake.

Nestled inside a lighthouse, Great Rapscott School for the Daughters of Busy Parents takes its motto from Amelia Earhart: Adventure is worthwhile in itself. Headmistress Ms. Rapscott couldn’t agree more, but her students, who are shipped to the school in boxes, could use a little convincing. Still, despite their initial reluctance, the students are soon soaring through the sky and getting lost on purpose. In addition to learning what birthday cakes are and how best to approach a bumbershoot tree, the students also manage to learn a little something about strength and bravery.

Bestselling author Elise Primavera has created an irresistible story about finding your way.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Whimsical and magical with a dose of gentle social satire…It’s Ms. Rapscott herself who may be the book’s greatest strength…By keeping the satire broad, Primavera seems less to be judging than to be suggesting that, sometimes, another adult must step in and coax out the talents that parents overlook.” —New York Times Book Review
*"Amusing reading with some life lessons slipped in the cracks. Almost best of all are Primavera’s fanciful pencil illustrations, featuring two of the most delightful (if silent) of the book’s characters, Lewis and Clark, turtle-necked corgis that efficiently manage the girls and their hairraising adventures. An invigorating romp with more adventures on the horizon. —Booklist, starred review
Quirky and imaginative, aimed at middle-graders who like their fiction with a twist. —Kirkus Reviews
"In this breezy novel, Primavera evokes the spirit of such larger-than-life characters as Willy Wonka and Mary Poppins with Ms. Rapscott, the mysterious, take-charge, and oddly nurturing headmistress of the Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents. In a sequence of wordless pencil illustrations à la The Invention of Hugo Cabret . . .Primavera charmingly depicts the girls' activities in her soft pencil artwork, and a neat resolution and the suggestion of a new school term will leave readers eager for another outing. —Publishers Weekly
Fans of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle will enjoy the feisty nature of this novel. Double-page illustrations are a spectacular accompaniment to the smooth narration. A sequel is just begging to be written! —School Library Connection
"Blends artful drawings with a whimsical story line . . . the plot unfolds nicely. The story is unpredictably unique. —School Library Journal
“Fits neatly into the literary world of May Poppins and Nanny Piggins…An invigorating romp with more adventures on the horizon.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Move over, Mary Poppins, and make way for Ms. Rapscott…these adventures will entice young readers to take Ms. Rapscott’s advice and get ‘lost on purpose’ in a great story.” —BookPage
“A whimsical story line…The plot unfolds nicely. The story is unpredictably unique, and if readers can suspend their disbelief, they will be swept up in the narrative.” —School Library Journal
“Primavera’s stylish story, while not laugh-out-loud funny, is undeniably humorous in tone…Ms. Rapscott (is) an indefatigable, charismatic leader who immediately sees the best in her initially unappealing charges…(who) grow and change in believable ways…Quirky and imaginative, aimed at middle-graders who like their fiction with a twist.”Kirkus Reviews —Kirkus Reviews
“Bravo to Katherine Kellgren, whose prodigious narrating skills are on display in this production. Kellgren moves up and down her vocal register with seeming ease and employs a shifting tempo as she narrates this droll tale…Ms. Rapscott—with her imperious voice full of pronouncements—rolls her ‘Rs’ at every possible opportunity, rattles off lists of parental offenses, and waxes sadly about her own birthday-cakeless childhood. Kellgren elongates vowels for emphasis and creates memorable voices for some of the girls, such as screeching Beatrice and whining Faye. This story is practical, adventure filled, and fun. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile

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Author Bio: Elise Primavera

Author Bio: Elise Primavera

Elise Primavera has been making her mark in children’s fiction as an author and illustrator for over twenty years. After years of success with children’s picture books, she began writing novels for children.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction/Humor
Runtime: 3.67
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English

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