The Enchanted Files: Diary of a Mad Brownie, by Bruce Coville
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Introducing The Enchanted Files! Told in diary entries and more, it's a new magical, modern-day comedy series by the master of funny fantasy and bestselling author of My Teacher is an Alien: Bruce Coville! In the first hilarious Enchanted Files, Angus is a brownie. No, not the kind you eat! He’s a tiny magical creature that loves to do chores. Angus has just “inherited” a new human girl, Alex. To say that Alex is messy would be an understatement. She’s a total hurricane-like disaster—and she likes it that way, thankyouverymuch! Living with each other isn’t easy but Angus and Alex soon learn there is a curse that binds them. What’s worse, it threatens Alex’s family! Working together, Angus and Alex will set out to break the curse . . . without killing each other first . . . hopefully.This laugh-out-loud adventure, full of humor and heart, is ideal for fans of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library or Chris Grabenstein.* "Smart, amusing, and a lot of fun" —Booklist (starred review)"With magic, mischief, and mayhem to spare, this sweet story of an unlikely friendship ought to delight readers of any age." —Publishers Weekly"A knee-slapper." —Kirkus Reviews
The Enchanted Files: Diary of a Mad Brownie, by Bruce Coville - Amazon Sales Rank: #130064 in Books
- Brand: Coville, Bruce
- Published on: 2015-06-30
- Released on: 2015-06-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.00" w x 5.81" l, 1.25 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
The Enchanted Files: Diary of a Mad Brownie, by Bruce Coville From School Library Journal Gr 3–6—Angus Cairns is a young brownie at only 150 years old. As a magical being, he is a subject of the Queen of Shadows, who rules the Enchanted Realm. When the old woman to whom Angus is bound passes away, the binding curse from the queen forces Angus to leave his native Scotland to live and serve in an unknown territory—America. Angus's ancestors were obligated by the curse to the McGonagall family until what was taken from the queen is returned. The curse further stipulates that all male McGonagalls will become obsessed with poetry that "shall be like the braying of asses," sure to bring embarrassment and misery. After a harrowing journey, Angus arrives at his new and strange home and finds the girl to whom he is bound, 11-year-old Alex Carhart. Not only is she a messy, disorganized child—the antithesis of brownie behavior—but there is also a brother, a younger sister, and a cat in the house. Reluctantly at first, Angus and Alex come to respect and even believe in each other. Together they break the curse, which has started to have devastating (and very funny) effects on Alex's brother and father, the cursed McGonagall male descendants. The story unfolds through Angus's diary, Alex's journal, and a host of other communiques in the form of letters, text messages, and notes. Each maintains its own cadence and the sense that magical and human worlds are meeting. The result is a humorous, quick-paced, and engaging tale. Human and magical characters are likable with characteristics that readers will recognize. VERDICT This is a fresh and fast tale that is sure to elevate the standing of brownies, goblins, and other magical beings.—Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at District of Columbia Public Library
Review "A knee-slapper."—Kirkus Reviews* "It’s not easy to merge such disparate elements as traditional Scottish lore and modern American life, but Coville brings it off with wit, style, and respect. The first volume of the Enchanted Files series is smart, amusing, and a lot of fun" —Booklist (starred review)
About the Author BRUCE COVILLE is the author of 101 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher Is an Alien, and the wildly popular Unicorn Chronicles series. His works have appeared in over a dozen languages, and won children’s choice awards in over a dozen states. He has been, at various times, a teacher, a toy maker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. He is also the founder of Full Cast Audio, an audiobook publishing company devoted to producing full-cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening. Mr. Coville lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, author and illustrator Katherine Coville. Visit him at BruceCoville.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not for young children. By Marie Thompson This book was a fun read, but it had too many flaws to recommend. Therefore, I will list the flaws first.#1-I rate this as #1, because it is the most important. This is a children's book. The MC's age is 11. This means children 8 (and probably younger) will read this book. And yet: Before the first third of the book was over, it had used, "arse", "hell", the Lord's name in vain, discussed how Angus (the brownie), was looking at a selkie in her human form completely naked (even if he didn't find it interesting after 150 years, he still watched her), had the child discuss how she knew about sex because it was obviously impossible for her younger sister to "have just happened", and thinks her teacher's husband is a hottie (what 11 yo thinks a 30yo man is hot!?).#2-Bad grammar. It's "if it were", not "if it was" (this was not in dialogue, and occurred several times), apparently "have mowed" is acceptable, so I'll let that go (must be a regional thing), and it's "none were", not "none was". These should have been corrected, but much like the inappropriate actions, were only found in the first third of the book.#3-Repetition. The latter third of the book had its own set of problems. Several sentences were repeated, like in the same paragraph even. This happened several times.#4-The book is written in a jumpy format. It goes: Angus's journal entry, letter to parents from teacher, child's journal entry, Angus's journal entry, letter to family from vet, letter to parents from teacher, child's journal entry, etc. While this is a fun and interesting format, it is confusing, especially at the beginning. A child would have a hard time following it I fear. It would have been better if the family information had been given at a later date, you know, like after the reader actually knows they exist, and maybe even the role they play in the story. It would have also been better to have bigger chunks instead of hopping around all the time. As it is now, why do I care how a vet feels about a cat from a family I know nothing about, not even their names? It's instinctual to skip those parts until they actually matter.And now for the good parts.#1-The characters were very well thought out and played. They each had their own personalities and problems, and it showed.#2-I especially loved how we see Native American fantasy. That is so often skipped over in the fantasy section, and I really enjoyed it.Final thought-I would not recommend this book to any child for the #1 reason of my flaw section. However, an adult will probably enjoy it a great deal.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Curses! - 3.5 stars By Dienne Life has to be rather tough for a Brownie in the modern age. What, with people moving across whole continents, living in such large houses and having so many things to keep organized. Keeping house for lonely old Sarah in the Old Country is a breeze compared to trekking across an ocean on selkie-back and cleaning up after the messiest girl in North America. And that’s only the beginning of the curse.This story is told in diary format, supplemented by other written media such as letters and text exchanges. Angus Cairns the Brownie has a bit of a temper problem and his friend thought it would be helpful for him to write about his frustrations. Angus encounters many such frustrations in his journey to meet and live with Alex Carhart, youngest female descendant of age of the McGonagall line to whom he is bound via his father’s curse. Alex, it turns out, has her own problem – messiness. Except that she doesn’t think it’s a problem, which all but guarantees a collision course between her and the Brownie with the temper.But that’s not the worst part of the curse. The curse itself really affects the males of the household – in this case, Alex’s father and brother, by turning them into relentlessly bad poets. That might not sound like such a bad thing, but, well, you’ll have to read the story. Angus feels quite bad about inflicting his curse on this family, but then, it’s not really his fault. If only there were something he could do about it….This is not a bad book, but it’s not one of my favorites. The characters are decent and likable (especially the younger sister, Destiny), but the book lacks sufficient action or humor to keep it really engaging. There are some mildly amusing parts – and one brief part I’ll admit I did laugh out loud – as well as a quest of sorts, but it doesn’t really add up to a really good story, especially by Bruce Coville standards. The ending feels a bit rushed – the quest itself doesn’t even start until near the end of the book. As the pages left to be read dwindle in number and the threads still have yet to be tied up, we start to wonder if maybe this is going to be a Book I, but everything does, in fact, get resolved within this volume (although apparently there are to be other Brownie adventures in the series, not that I’m likely to read them).This book is aimed at tweens and younger teens and there’s nothing really objectionable for that audience, but I still can’t quite work up a recommendation for the book. With so many other wonderful youth books available, this one just doesn’t make the list.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Imaginative, Fun-filled Story That Will Have You Laughing Aloud ... By delicateflower152 When you find yourself smiling as you read the authors’ introductory pages, you realize you have found something special. “Diary of a Mad Brownie” is one such book. Filled with droll humor and several gentle reminders about the importance of imagination, of keeping promises, and of family, Bruce Coville’s latest novel is a treat for readers of any age.A curse on his family line binds Brownie Angus Cairns to the youngest female, over the age of ten, of the McGonagall line. The curse continues until a male of the McGonagall line returns the Queen of Shadows’ daughter, the Princess of Sunshine, to the Enchanted Realm. When Sarah McGonagall Angus’ most recent human charge dies, Angus must make the journey, via selkie, to America where he will serve Alex Carhart. When Alex discovers Angus in her room, the fun begins as the two try to keep Angus’ presence a secret and as they slowly become friends.Bruce Coville presents Angus’ story in the form of diary and journal entries – the former by Angus and the latter by Alex - documents from the Enchanted Realm, and letters from other supporting characters that help to flesh out the personalities of the Carhart family. Both Angus’ diary and Alex’s journal entries are written in the first person. This helps develop the two characters in the reader’s imagination and creates a more personal touch with respect to their writing. Angus tends to write as if he were speaking with a Scottish burr – something I found charming, but something that younger readers might find unusual. The use of documents from the Enchanted Realm fills in Angus’ story and completes the picture of this Brownie as someone who is a risk taker. The letters from Alex’s teacher and from her younger sister Destiny’s teacher help paint portraits of the two girls.“Diary of a Mad Brownie” is easy to read and is very appropriate for any age reader – or listener. The humor is gentle – some might find it unsophisticated – and quite charming. The characters are fun and the situations in which they find themselves become very funny. If you want to read a book that will make you smile – and sometimes laugh aloud – then I recommend you read Bruce Coville’s “Diary of a Mad Brownie”. You will not regret it!
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