Margaret Rose begins her twelfth summer with a miserable experience at camp, from which she is rescued by her beloved, eccentric European uncles. Little does she know that her uncles need rescuing themselves from a tyrannical city council determined to tear down their life's work.

 

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Walker Books Ltd .

E. L. Konigsburg made a remarkable debut in children's books by winning the prestigious Newbery Medal for her book, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. She is also the author of Silent to the Bone and The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place. She lives in Florida, USA.