HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

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	• The Boggart Susan Cooper Aladdin, 2005 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

When the Volnik family of Toronto inherits a decrepit castle on a Scottish isle their lives are changed in many inexplicable ways. Maggie, the mother, is a distant descendant of the MacDevons, whose chieftain died after a century of living on the rocky islet--alone save for an old dog and an ancient, invisible companion. But can this immortal trickster adapt to the new residents of the castle, while honoring the rules of Old Magic?

Taking a break from Dad's theatre and Mom's antique business the
family travels to Scotland to decide the fate of their new Keep in person. The kids immediately are charmed by the castle and some of its furniture, but local lad, Tommy Cameron, is wary of New Worlders who know nothing about the Boggart--an Old World creature whom he feels needs looking after since the MacDevon's death.

Inadvertently locked inside a Victorian desk shipped to Canada, the Boggart breaks out on the other side of the Atlantic to find a household where only the kitten suspects his mischievous presence. As strange things start happening in the house--for which the kids are instantly blamed--the adults become increasingly concerned; one paranormal investigator targets poor Emily (12) as the unwitting instigator of poltergeist phenomenon. Halloween proves disastrous for Maggie, but the unleashed Boggart hitches a ride to the Theatre, where he takes control of the lighting board. When the family is stalked by reporters from a Psych TV channel, the lives of all four Volniks spin in total chaos. Fortunately 10-year-old Jessup has his Gang of Five computer geeks for cyber support.

By curious irony it is the high technology of the dawning computer age which comes to their rescue, though Gaelic-speaking troupe members help explain the fantastic situation to the kids. It becomes increasingly clear that the Boggart wants to return to his own country, but how should this be accomplished? Can an old world being adapt his ageless tricks in the new world? As he acquires electronic skills is he becoming more or less "human" in his emotions as he matures? T his book is a delightful fantasy for kids of all ages.

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The Boggart

The Boggart is a good book for people who like mythical ceatures and people who like to laugh. I think the Boggart (protagonist) is kind of ceature who just wants to have fun but doesn't understand the rules of his new home. The antagonist isn't a who, but a place.i think that the antagonist is Caslte Keep because it gets the Boggart sad and changes the way he thinks. The Boggart is a book that has adventure. It's funny, scary, and sad all at once. I thinl it's a book that will make you stay up all night to find out what happens next!

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the weird topic

When I first got this book I was a big fan of Spiderwick. I first learned about boggarts in Spiderwick. I thought this book would tell the boggarts point of view. But it didn't. It was a completely different kind of boggart. It was not what I expected, and it wasn't even that good. This boggart simply plays more and more tricks on people. In Spiderwick the boggarts are angry and dangerous. In this book the boggart lives in a castle. He plays tons of tricks on people that live in this castle. Then later in the book he is in Canada and some kids bring him back through the computer to his castle in Scottland. This book does have a ton of funny parts. In fact, the whole book is like a funny part itself. My favorite character is Jessup because he has a funny name and he is pretty normal which is cool. The thing I don't like about this book is too many of boggart's tricks are not funny. For example, messing with a computer can cause frustration, but is not funny. My least favorite character is the boggart itself because he mainly plays too many tricks that are stupid. Get this book if you like to laugh at stuff people do to make other people look bad.

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A mischievous read . . .

I am already a huge fan of Susan Cooper and I thoroughly enjoyed the Boggart. I loved all the mischief that the Boggart gets into, and how as a reader you come to appreciate his cunning. Knowing every ones' point of view makes already funny situations hilarious. Susan Cooper's characterization has a way of making the reader care about her characters which is one of the things I like about her as an author. This book is worth reading and I recommend it to anyone who prides themselves on being a prankster or just like reading about fantastic mischievous creatures.

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Centuries old and housands of miles from home

When Emily and Jess Volnik's family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart -- an invisible, mischievous spirit who's been playing tricks on residents of Castle Keep for generations. Then the Boggart is trapped in a rolltop desk and inadvertently shipped to the Volniks' home in Toronto, where nothing will ever be the same -- for the Volniks or the Boggart.

In a world that doesn't believe in magic, the Boggart's pranks wreak havoc. And even the newfound joys of peanut butter and pizza and fudge sauce eventually wear thin for the Boggart. He wants to go home -- but his only hope lies in a risky and daring blend of modern technology and ancient magic.

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