Crazy in Poughkeepsie

Crazy in Poughkeepsie is a ludicrous romp reminiscent of the Muppets! Weirdness is positive, wonderful, and everywhere in Pinkwater's writing. This is a book that will make you laugh, grin, and maybe look for more whimsy in your own world. --Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger The Pinkwaterverse is a place of delight and camaraderie, wordplay and weirdness, magic and epic sojourns. Each Pinkwater novel is a novelty and unmistakably part of his vast literary legacy. Crazy in Poughkeepsie is a trip to whale heaven, an afterlife that we can all aspire to. --Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother Daniel Pinkwater's new novel is a magical 'bombination, ' which is to say a slow hum that starts soft and then wraps around you with snappy wit and ghostly music that makes you dance. It's a hum that gathers all together-short, tall, odd, activist, artist, teen and guru-until you realise that you're at the party of your life. --Jewelle Gomez, author of the Gilda Stories Opening the pages of Crazy in Poughkeepsie was like buying a ticket back to the all the weirdness and wonder of being a kid. I'm pretty sure we passed the Phantom Tollbooth during the road trip! --Jacqueline Carey, author of Starless Praise for Daniel Pinkwater Daniel Pinkwater is so obviously the funniest writer of children's books that he should be made a Living National Treasure. --Washington Post Book World Pinkwater is the uniquest. And so are his books. Each uniquer than the last . . . A delight in oddness. A magic that's not like anyone else's. --Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods Daniel Pinkwater helped to shape me as a storyteller and his books have delighted generations of young readers. We're so lucky to have him as a guide to all the realms of the beautifully weird and whimsical. --Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky No author has ever captured the great fun of being weird, growing up as a happy mutant, unfettered by convention, as well as Pinkwater has. --Boing Boing Pinkwater writes for, and about, people who are not ashamed to look at life a little differently. --Kathy Ceceri, Wired Pinkwater is arguably Pratchett-for-kids, Wodehouse-for-new-millennium-juniors. Or, if you like, Rocky and Bullwinkle in written form, with equally zany illustrations. --Green Man Review Reading Daniel Pinkwater--as a kid and as an adult was hugely important to my development as a writer and a human being. Meeting another Pinkwater fan is always a sign that you are among good people. --Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother Praise for Adventures of a Dwergish Girl Captivating, cool and crazy! This story is an inspiration to us all: Be brave. Have adventures. And, most importantly, follow your dreams. --Sam Lloyd, author of Mr. Pusskins Those who enjoy a good mystery with an unusual plot, strong characters, and smart language will find connections between this unbelievable story and the incredible adventures of real life. --School Library Journal Zany characters and a heroine with a taste for adventure fill the pages of this charming middle grade novel. --Alane Adams, author of the Legends of Orkney series A Pinkwater whirlwind in all its glory. --Booklist Richly-drawn, quirky, and mysterious, Daniel Pinkwater's Adventures of a Dwergish Girl pulls readers into a dazzling adventure. --Susan Vaught, author of Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy Adventures of a Dwergish Girl by Daniel Pinkwater has that rare sense of wonder that makes you feel as if you have entered into a magical kingdom. --Joe R. Lansdale, author of Of Mice and Minestrone