Wondrous Rex
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Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog: Rex.
Grace’s aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like “melancholy” and “delirious.”
But Lily is often “flummoxed” by her writing. Her stories don’t go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer’s group can’t help.
So Lily posts an ad for an assistant: A writer of books needs an assistant, a coach, a helper, for inspiration and some magic!
The next day, Grace opens the door, and there is Rex: a Labrador retriever who will change Grace’s life, and Lily’s. The word “amazing” is an everyday word for Rex, who inspires Lily, and helps Grace find the words to write her own story.
Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.
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Wondrous Rex - Patricia MacLachlan
Dedication
This is for Anna MacLachlan,
a wondrous storyteller.
With love,
P. M.
Epigraph
We can find magic in the sunrise,
the full moon, a kindness,
someone’s laughter, and
even in a dog who doesn’t talk.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
1. Flummoxed
2. The L’s
3. Rex
4. Messages
5. The Secret
6. A Bit of Magic
7. Love and Lemon Cake
8. The Story
9. Book Dreams
10. Words / No Words
11. Surprises
12. A Wondrous
Thing
About the Author
Books by Patricia MacLachlan
Copyright
About the Publisher
1.
Flummoxed
I am seven years old, and my life is soon to be full of wondrous
happenings. Wondrous
is a word I learned from my aunt Lily, a writer of books.
Lily lives next door to me, and I go there after school while my mother and father are at work. They are pediatricians, doctors for children. My friend Daniel calls us the doctor/doctor family.
My parents deal with tonsils, broken bones, blood, and children who throw up on them.
My aunt Lily deals with words. She loves words most of the time, and she has taught me many words, such as melancholy,
delirious,
and, of course, wondrous.
My teacher, Ms. Luce, is often impressed, but not too impressed.
You know fine words, Grace,
she says. Now why don’t you weave them into a story?
She hands me a journal of empty pages. My name, Grace, is on the cover.
I don’t know how to write a story,
I say. Only my aunt knows how.
Ms. Luce smiles. I know you better than you think,
she says. You have stories inside you. You’ll find a story or a poem to share one day.
When I let myself into Lily’s house she has baked thirty-six frosted ginger cookies and laid them out in rows, and she is eating dill pickles out of a glass jar. Lily always bakes and eats dill pickles when her writing is not going well.