A house called Awful End /
Awful End
Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by David Roberts.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Holt, 2002.
- 119 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Eddie Dickens trilogy ; bk. 1. .
- Ardagh, Philip. Eddie Dickens trilogy ; bk. 1. .
"Originally published in England in 2000 by Faber and Faber Ltd. under the title Awful End"--T.p. verso. Includes new foreword by the author.
When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.