Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, Adrienne Kress
Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, Adrienne Kress
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Alex and the Ironic Gentleman

Author: Adrienne Kress

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/18/2007


Synopsis

Often mistaken for a boy because of her haircut and name, Alex Morningside is an inquisitive girl of ten-and-a-half who attends the prestigious Wigpowder-Steele Academy. Unfortunately, though she loves to learn, Alex just can’t bring herself to enjoy her classes. Her teachers are all old and smelly and don’t seem to know about anything that has happened in the world the past thirty years, and her peers…well they are quite simply ridiculous.Luckily for Alex, the new school year brings an exciting new teacher. Mr. Underwood makes lessons fun and teaches her how to fence. But Mr. Underwood has a mysterious family secret—the swashbuckling and buried treasure kind—and not everyone is glad he has come to Wigpowder-Steele. When the infamous pirates of a ship called the Ironic Gentleman kidnap Mr. Underwood, Alex sets off on a journey to rescue him, along the way encountering a cast of strange and magical characters, including the dashing and sometimes heroic Captain Magnanimous, Coriander the Conjurer, the Extremely Ginormous Octopus, and the wicked Daughters of the Founding Fathers’ Preservation Society.

About Adrienne Kress

Adrienne Kress is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Her work has been performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, among other venues in Canada and the UK. Following in her family tradition, Adrienne has also been a drama teacher, focusing on eight-to-twelve year olds.


Reviews

Είναι πολύ παιδικό και αυτό με αποθάρρυνε από το να το απολαύσω περισσότερο. Όχι ότι δεν διαβάζω παιδικά μυθιστορήματα (τα αγαπώ), αλλά δυσκολεύτηκα να συνηθίσω την αφήγηση, είναι πολύ γούτσου γούτσου με πολλές περιγραφές, που επαναλαμβάνονται και οι οποίες είναι κατάλληλες για πολύ μικρότερες ηλικί......more

Goodreads review by J.M.

You might be forgiven for thinking that Alex Morningside was a boy. For one thing, she wasn't. And for another thing, she didn't mind. This was because she had an Excellent Sense of Humour. And after all, it doesn't matter if you're a boy or a girl, because everyone is just People. Adrienne Kress de......more

Goodreads review by Keli

This book had me hooked from the title. And it is indeed ironic, droll and, at times, frightening. Ten year old Alex (who is a girl though she's often mistaken for a boy)finds a treasure map and must save her sixth grade teacher from pirates and help him find the buried treasure that is his birthrig......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Μα τι γλυκό βιβλίο είναι αυτό! Η συγγραφέας έχει γράψει μια περιπέτεια με πειρατές, κρυμμένους θυσαυρούς, τρελές γεροντοκόρες και τεράστια χταπόδια χωρίς να σε κουράζει καθόλου. Ένα εντεκάχρονο κορίτσι ξεκινάει να σώσει τον αγαπημένο της δάσκαλο που τον έχουν απαγάγει αδίστακτοι πειρατές που το όνομ......more