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    Wondrous Rex
    Wondrous Rex
    Wondrous Rex
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    Wondrous Rex

    By Patricia MacLachlan

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    Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog: Rex.

    Grace’s aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like “melancholy” and “delirious.”

    But Lily is often “flummoxed” by her writing. Her stories don’t go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer’s group can’t help.

    So Lily posts an ad for an assistant: A writer of books needs an assistant, a coach, a helper, for inspiration and some magic!

    The next day, Grace opens the door, and there is Rex: a Labrador retriever who will change Grace’s life, and Lily’s. The word “amazing” is an everyday word for Rex, who inspires Lily, and helps Grace find the words to write her own story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 17, 2020
    ISBN9780062941022
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    Patricia MacLachlan

    Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.

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      Wondrous Rex - Patricia MacLachlan

      Dedication

      This is for Anna MacLachlan,

      a wondrous storyteller.

      With love,

      P. M.

      Epigraph

      We can find magic in the sunrise,

      the full moon, a kindness,

      someone’s laughter, and

      even in a dog who doesn’t talk.

      Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      Dedication

      Epigraph

      1. Flummoxed

      2. The L’s

      3. Rex

      4. Messages

      5. The Secret

      6. A Bit of Magic

      7. Love and Lemon Cake

      8. The Story

      9. Book Dreams

      10. Words / No Words

      11. Surprises

      12. A Wondrous Thing

      About the Author

      Books by Patricia MacLachlan

      Copyright

      About the Publisher

      1.

      Flummoxed

      I am seven years old, and my life is soon to be full of wondrous happenings. Wondrous is a word I learned from my aunt Lily, a writer of books.

      Lily lives next door to me, and I go there after school while my mother and father are at work. They are pediatricians, doctors for children. My friend Daniel calls us the doctor/doctor family.

      My parents deal with tonsils, broken bones, blood, and children who throw up on them.

      My aunt Lily deals with words. She loves words most of the time, and she has taught me many words, such as melancholy, delirious, and, of course, wondrous.

      My teacher, Ms. Luce, is often impressed, but not too impressed.

      You know fine words, Grace, she says. Now why don’t you weave them into a story?

      She hands me a journal of empty pages. My name, Grace, is on the cover.

      I don’t know how to write a story, I say. Only my aunt knows how.

      Ms. Luce smiles. I know you better than you think, she says. You have stories inside you. You’ll find a story or a poem to share one day.

      When I let myself into Lily’s house she has baked thirty-six frosted ginger cookies and laid them out in rows, and she is eating dill pickles out of a glass jar. Lily always bakes and eats dill pickles when her writing is not going well.

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