Ramona and Her Father illustrator-Candy James It looks like twisted ladders

It looks like twisted ladders

with the Nederlander and Hotel Pierre clearly delineated

The strange and disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow more and more bizarre

a golem must master the magic that binds her together and finds an unexpected ally in the mysterious boy sent to ensure her demise

Ramona and Her Father illustrator-Candy James It looks like twisted laddersCLEARY, Beverly. Ramona and Her Father. Illustrated by Alan Tiegreen. NY: William Morrow. 1977. 8vo, 189pp. Red boards pictorially stamped in black. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Spine ends minutely rubbed else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed, slight wear at spine ends and corners). With a bookplate signed by the author, Newbery Medalist Beverly Cleary, laid in! First edition. 1978 Newbery Honor