A LION CALLED BUSTER
Book Details
Author(s)Joy Wodhams
PublisherJoy Wodhams
ISBN / ASINB00IO1PU7U
ISBN-13978B00IO1PU70
Sales Rank856,739
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
"All you have to do is concentrate and believe!" That's Miss Lila's advice to Danny, who is desperate to have a dog of his own. And 92 year old former film star Miss Lila should know. Her apartment at Marley Grange, where Danny's parents are caretakers, is full of her friends, famous actors like Humphrey Bogart and Marlon Brando who co-starred with her in the days of her youth. The only problem is, One, they're invisible, and Two, they're dead.
But better than nothing, and if the landlords of Marley Grange won't allow Danny to have a real dog, an invisible one might just do the trick. Although not dead, of course.
When he is foiled in his plan to smuggle a puppy into the basement boiler room, he decides he will try to create his own. If Miss Lila could do it, why shouldn't he? "Concentrate and believe," she had said, and that night, when everyone is in bed, that's what he does.
But something goes wrong with his experiment, and the next morning he wakes to discover a large animal sharing his bed. Unfortunately it is not a dog. Danny has created a full grown African lion.
The problems of keeping a large lion in a very small bedroom bring chaos to Danny's life, especially when the ever-hungry lion escapes to hunt small breed dogs in the local park and to steal sides of beef and pork from the local butcher's shop.
In desperation Danny appeals to his parents, but as they can't see his lion (although they do complain about the very peculiar smell in his room) their reaction is to book Danny an appointment with a psychiatrist.
A LION CALLED BUSTER is a funny and moving fantasy about an eleven year old boy and his unexpected 'pet'. It is suitable for all ages from 9 to 13.
JOY WODHAMS is the author of two contemporary novels and two collections of short stories, all published on Kindle. This is her first novel for children.
But better than nothing, and if the landlords of Marley Grange won't allow Danny to have a real dog, an invisible one might just do the trick. Although not dead, of course.
When he is foiled in his plan to smuggle a puppy into the basement boiler room, he decides he will try to create his own. If Miss Lila could do it, why shouldn't he? "Concentrate and believe," she had said, and that night, when everyone is in bed, that's what he does.
But something goes wrong with his experiment, and the next morning he wakes to discover a large animal sharing his bed. Unfortunately it is not a dog. Danny has created a full grown African lion.
The problems of keeping a large lion in a very small bedroom bring chaos to Danny's life, especially when the ever-hungry lion escapes to hunt small breed dogs in the local park and to steal sides of beef and pork from the local butcher's shop.
In desperation Danny appeals to his parents, but as they can't see his lion (although they do complain about the very peculiar smell in his room) their reaction is to book Danny an appointment with a psychiatrist.
A LION CALLED BUSTER is a funny and moving fantasy about an eleven year old boy and his unexpected 'pet'. It is suitable for all ages from 9 to 13.
JOY WODHAMS is the author of two contemporary novels and two collections of short stories, all published on Kindle. This is her first novel for children.
