A Couple of April Fools

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HarperCollins, Mar 1, 2005 - Juvenile Fiction - 240 pages

It's April Fool's Day, and the rival girls' and boys' clubs of Miss Earth's class are each eager to come up with a good practical joke. But pranks soon lose their appeal when the students' beloved teacher goes missing.

Has the mysterious creature lurking in the woods made a meal of Miss Earth? Is her fiancé, the esteemed Mayor Grass, somehow responsible? The students know the clock is ticking -- they have to find her before time runs out.

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About the author (2005)

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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