![]() ![]() There are family and neighborhood traumas. ![]() There are daring capers, and stolen works of art. And as they have the opportunity to see some of the artwork, they, and the town of Manod, are gradually transformed. Soon the intrepid family is supplying Titian Tarts and Picasso Pie to the art-loving men temporarily stationed in their neighborhood. To get in and out of the facility, the workers and guards have to drive by the Snowdonia Oasis, thus becoming a source of new business. Things change, however, when workers from the National Gallery in London establish a clandestine art storage facility at the top of a nearby mountain. Dylan's dad leaves town, too, to look for work elsewhere. Dylan's family business, the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel (a garage) is in precarious shape, despite the best efforts of the plucky family. Our hero, Dylan, is the only boy left in town (except for his one year old brother, who is not much good at soccer). As the story begins, Snowdonia is slowly sinking into obscurity, as more and more families move away. Although I tried to restrain myself, I still ended up with more than a dozen flagged passages, most of them flagged because they made me laugh.įramed is set in the gray, quiet, Welsh town of Manod. ![]() It's an action-packed story, populated with quirky characters and incidents, and it is simply hilarious. ![]() And I can see why the nominating committee selected it. Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce is one of the five Cybils shortlist titles for Middle Grade Fiction. ![]()
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