Pre-Owned The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Hardcover) by Barbara O'Connor

from jepeters333

Owen Jester wishes his family hadn't moved to his grandfather's house after his dad lost his job. For one thing, his grandfather's live-in nurse sure knows how to ruin anyone's idea of a good time. And then there's Viola, the girl next door, who can't ever mind her own business. She even thinks O...

from RobertaLea

Fun story. Not totally unbelievable, and I loved how the geeky girl next door ends up saving the day.

from CatheOlson

This is a sweet story about a young boy, Owen Jester, trying to deal with the move to his grandfather's house. Two big things happen to him in this story: 1) he catches the world's most beautiful bullfrog and 2) he discovers the mysterious and wonderful thing that fell off the train that runs beh...

from krau0098

I got a copy of this book through the Amazon Vine program. It looked like a fun little read. It ended up being okay but was a bit simpler and less wondrous than I was hoping for. Owen Jester lives in a house with his parents, grandfather, and housekeeper. No one does much with him and he is left ...

from alaina.loescher

I wasn't enamored by this story. I found the story itself to be predictable and it lacked that wow factor. I also found that the characters lacked depth. I also found that the characters acted with disrespect towards one another for much of the book, which I was also not a fan of.