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Measle and the Mallockee Paperback – July 1, 2006

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Measle's mum and dad have been kidnapped! It's up to Measle to save them . . . but that's a difficult thing to do when you've been left holding the baby, literally. Because Mum's last words to Measle were that he should look after Matilda, his little sister. Babies are bad enough at the best of times. But this one is special. She's a mallockee - a magical being with power unseen for over a thousand years. She just doesn't know it yet. And neither does Measle. The weaselly wrathmonks do though. And they will do anything to get their hands on her. Can Measle stop them, save Matilda and rescue his parents? Sometimes it's tough being ten!

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8 - 10 years
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384
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5.0 x 1.0 x 7.8
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Publisher

Oxford University Press
Publication date

2006
July 1
ISBN-10

0192719939
ISBN-13

978-0192719935
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`[Of previous Measle books]: Ogilvy is a good inventive storyteller who writes with infectious enthusiasm . . .' Jan Mark, TES.

`. . . badder baddies, more dastardly plots, wicked spells - and what's more, our hero has his first bath in years!' Sunday Express

About the Author

Previous books: Measle and the Wrathmonk (shortlisted for the Nottingham Children's Book Award and the Bedfordshire Children's Libraries Award); Measle and the Dragodon.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; New Ed edition (July 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0192719939
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192719935
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 10 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 1.02 x 7.8 inches

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My son, who hates to read, couldn't put this book down. He raves over it and has told all of his friends about it. He was excited to get the other two as well. Definitely a good story with lots of action!

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Measle Wins Against Evil!

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2006

The little boy known as Measle is back! He's 12 years old, still clever, quick-thinking and resourceful. Despite the fact that his mother is a Manafount (able to supply a kind of energy), his father a Wizard, and his baby sister a "Mallockee," Measle is just a plain boy. And once again, this plain boy manages to outwit, outthink and out-finagle the most powerful Wizards and Warlocks around. Of course he has help along the way --- especially from his adoring nine-month-old baby sister, Matilda.

Matilda Stubbs had grown steadily into a chubby little baby girl, with piercing green eyes, spiky brown hair, six small, pearly white teeth and a throwing arm of devastating accuracy...Matilda adored her big brother...and lately --- since she discovered how to throw stuff --- Measle was the one she chose to throw it at.

With the exception of Matilda's throwing, things are going along rather peacefully for the little family. But life at home is totally disrupted one morning when Measle's father reads in the paper that a new Prime Magus of the Wizards' Guild has been chosen and is none other than Justin "the-Biggest-Fathead-in-the-Wizarding-Fraternity" Bucket. All of this is made worse by the addition of a just-formed Advisory Board made up of Warlocks. Before long Measle's family is called before the Advisory Board, who presents them with a long list of absurd and made-up accusations. It becomes obvious that they want to get rid of Measle's parents and have become aware that Matilda is a "magus infantum," or an infant wizard! Indeed --- she is a Mallockee:

...Wizards and Warlocks --- and even those contemptible Wrathmonks --- can perform only one major spell in a twenty-four hour period. But the Mallockee has no such limitations. The Mallockee can perform spells without stopping, until he or she becomes too exhausted to continue...a Mallockee doesn't need incantations for its spells. All a Mallockee has to do is think the spell, and it's done!

This knowledge immediately puts Matilda in grave danger. As the parents are led away "for safe-keeping" Measle, Matilda and his remarkable dog Tinker are able to escape with help from another Wizard, Toby Jugg. Toby takes them to Caltrop Castle where he says they will be safe until the situation is resolved. At the castle Measle befriends a little Wrathmonk named Mr. Niggle and runs into a series of truly scary and frightening adventures. It becomes apparent that those who Measle thinks are friends are not and those who might be enemies are not. Now Measle must figure out how to escape from this terrible place, free his parents and disband the committee of Warlocks and its evil leader.

This is the third in the Measle series, and again the writing is crisp and well-paced. Our hero Measle and the assorted other fun characters are lively and interesting. Ian Ogilvy has created a great character in Measle, one who wins out against evil through his own goodness and self-reliance. A delightful book, MEASLE AND THE MALLOCKEE will leave readers begging for more from this unpretentious hero and his charming little sis.

--- Reviewed by Sally M. Tibbetts

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