The Family Hitchcock - Tapa dura

Preposterous fun with genuine touches of emotion about family dynamics. Fans of Polly Horvath s Everything on a Waffle should enjoy this comical romp. --School Library Journal"

Finances are tight for theHitchcock family this year, which means no summervacation! But siblings Maddy andBenji are secretly delighted to escapethe annual torturous ritual of familybonding. Then Dad announces bignews: a cost-effective weeklong houseswap in Paris, trading places with aFrench family named the Vadims.But instead of a relaxing Europeanvacation, it quickly becomes clearthat something is very off about thishouse swap. The facts about theVadims don't quite add up. Thenthreatening characters start showingup, demanding a mysterious object.Soon the Hitchcocks are caught ina whirl of intrigue and running fortheir lives through the streets andover the rooftops of Paris, withouteven knowing why.Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, a Hollywood writer-director-producerteam, make their children's bookdebut with this hilarious, actionpackedcaper.