Y2C2's Favorite Book of 2007/2008 is....

Perrot's Young Young Critics' Club (Y2C2) has declared that its favorite book of 2007/2008 is....

THE WILLOUGHBYS
by Lois Lowry

The four Willoughby children-- Tim, twins Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and little sister Jane-- set about to become "deserving orphans" after their despicable and neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny. Lemony Snicket says of the book: "Lowry . . . here turns her quick, sly gaze to parody, a word which in this case means 'a short novel mocking the conventions of old-fashioned children's books stuffed with orphans, nannies and long-lost heirs.'"

See the rest of Y2C2's favorites here (click on the link on the Favorites Books of 2007-2008 link on the left), and learn more about the club while you're at it!