Lionboy.LIONBOY. Zizou Corder (pseudo Similar to; made up to appear like something else. See pseudo compiler, pseudo language and pseudonymous. (jargon) pseudo - /soo'doh/ (Usenet) Pseudonym. 1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a means of avoiding negative . of Louise Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young). 2003. 7 cds, 8.25 hrs. HighBridge Audio. 1-56511-8316. $29.95. Cardboard; plot, author, reader notes. J From the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2004: "In a future world ... a boy named Charlie lives happily in London with his British mother and West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. father, both scientists. Then one day he returns home to find them inexplicably gone. A slimy teenager named Raff tries to convince him that they have headed off on a trip, and tries to take Charlie away with him. Intrepid Charlie, used to thinking for himself, realizes that his parents have been kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness because they hold the key to a major medical breakthrough. He has the rare gift of being able to communicate with felines felines See animals. , and the local cats tell him that his parents have 'gorn down toward the sea.'" Charlie's adventures include a stint in a floating circus, where ho helps some lions escape. They all end up on the Orient Express Orient Express Luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople (Istanbul) for over 80 years (1883–1977). Developed by the Belgian businessman Georges Nagelmackers, its luxuriously furnished cars became the symbol of glamour for European society. , on the way to Italy. The lions hope to return home to Morocco and Charlie hopes to rescue his parents from the drug company baddies. Charlie's charming story is narrated by Jones, who gives the fantasy a full-voiced reading. The surly Raff sounds like a London tough and his incredibly stupid helpers are right out of Dumb and Dumber. The cats are nicely rendered, growling and hissing hiss n. 1. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s. 2. An expression of disapproval, contempt, or dissatisfaction conveyed by use of this sound. v. by turns. Jones gets to use his talent for accents for the circus folk and the King of Bulgaria, who protects Charlie and the lions on the train. Janet Julian, Grafton, MA |
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