The Willoughbys Return, Lois Lowry
The Willoughbys Return, Lois Lowry
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The Willoughbys Return

Author: Lois Lowry

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

Now a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky Gervais!

It's been 30 years and with rising temperatures melting icy mountain tops the previously frozen Willoughbys have thawed out and are about to return! From living legend and Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes a hilarious sequel to New York Times bestseller The Willoughbys--now an animated film starring Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, and Sean Cullen on Netflix!

Although they grew up as wretched orphans, the Willoughby siblings also became heirs to the the Melanoff candy company fortune. Everything has turned out just splendidly, except for one problem: Richie Willoughby, son of Timothy Willoughby, is an only child and is quite lonely.

Winifred and Winston Poore have long admired the toys of their neighbor Richie Willoughby and finally befriend the mysterious boy next door. But just as Richie finally begins to make friends, selling sweets is made illegal, and the family's fortune is put in jeopardy. To make matters worse, Richie's horrible Willoughby grandparents--frozen atop a Swiss mountain thirty years ago--have thawed, remain in perfect health, and are making their way home again.

What is the point of being the reclusive son of a billionaire when your father is no longer a billionaire? What is the future without candy in it? And is there any escaping the odiousness of the Willoughbys? These are the profound questions with which Newbery medalist and ignominious author Lois Lowry grapples in The Willoughbys Return.

About The Author

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry lives in Maine. www.loislowry.com Twitter @LoisLowryWriter


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

Hilarious! I enjoyed every minute. Once again, Lois Lowry's tongue-in-cheek delivery is like plucking the best of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl and putting them together in one author. So much fun to see the Willoughby parents return to society and realize how much has changed in 30 years. Unfortuna......more

The Willoughbys come back after they are frozen in the Swiss Alps for thirty years and discover the world has changed. Fans of the first book will enjoy this story, learning about their adventures, and reading about what you might experience if you were to return to the world after thirty years. The......more

Goodreads review by Raegan

A cute follow up that I think any elementary kid would enjoy but I am clearly not the intended audience anymore and this is not a book that I felt transcended it’s age!......more