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Why I like this book:
Remember when you were learning the alphabet and the you recited the letters L, M, N, O, P really fast? Well, try to say the title of this book quickly and you will have fiqured out one of the many satires that are found in the book. How difficult would it be for you to go through your day without using certain letters of the alphabet? What if they were in your name? This book made me think on so many levels; use of language, censorship, and what makes a person worthy of honor?
Summary:
Ella Minnow Pea is an epistolary novel set in the fictional island of Nollop situated off the coast of South Carolina and home to the inventor the pangram The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog. Now deceased, the islanders have erected a monument to honor their hero, but one day a tile with the letter “z” falls from the statue. The leaders interpret the falling tile as a message from beyond the grave and the letter is banned from use. On an island where the residents pride themselves on their love of language, this is seen as a tragedy. They are still reeling from the shock, when another tile falls and then another.... Mark Dunn takes us on a journey against time through the eyes of Ella Minnow Pea and her family as they race to find another phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet to save them from being unable to communicate. Eventually, the only letters remaining are LMNOP, when Ella finally discovers the phrase that will save their language.
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