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'''Awful End''' (published in the US as ''A House Called Awful End'') is a 2002 children's novel. It won the ] in 2003 for its translation into German by ].


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''Awful End'' is the first book of the ] Trilogy by ]; after which he published the "fourth and fifth books of the trilogy".
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'''''Awful End''''' (published in the US as '''''A House Called Awful End''''') a 2000 ] ] by ] and the first book of the ] trilogy, which was followed by Dreadful Acts.


It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2002/3/12/143068.html |title=Authors compete for children's votes |accessdate=2008-04-08 |date=2002-03-12 |publisher=The Northern Echo}}</ref> The German translation by ] won the ] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schlimmes Ende|url=https://www.jugendliteratur.org/title.cfm?djlp_id=1728|last=www.akj.de|first=AKJ-|website=Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V.|language=de|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
==Plot==
When both of Eddie's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of old hot-water bottles, it's agreed he should go away and stay with relatives at their house. Alas, the house is not the loveliest of places. In fact, it is named Awful End. And, the relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud.
Along the way to Awful End, Eddie will be hypnotized by a handkerchief, threatened by a bearded stranger, mistaken for a poor little orphan boy at St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and granted an audience with The Empress of All China (who isn't really the Empress of All China - but that's another story).


The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has to go live with his Great Uncle and Great Aunt at Awful End as his parents have the yellow fever. Philip Ardagh uses clever puns and uses ambiguity of sentences to create a situation comedy. For example:
==Trivia==
'Eddie took a seat next to Aunt. "Put that seat right back into its place!", screamed Aunt. So Eddie put the seat back in its place and sat down.'
*The German translator Harry Rowohlt has read all five books of the trilogy.

== Philip Ardagh ==
] is a children's author whose other titles include The Grunts, Grubtown Tales and Stick and Fetch. Many consider The Eddie Dickens Series one of his best works.

==Even Madder Aunt Maud==
''' Even Madder Aunt Maud'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awful End|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571203543-awful-end.html|website=Public Store View|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> (full name: Maud MacMuckle; also known as EMAM) is one of the principal characters in ]'s best-selling books 'The ] Trilogy'. Even Madder Aunt Maud is Mad Uncle Jack’s wife, making her Eddie’s Even Madder Great-Aunt Maud. She is to be seen anywhere and everywhere accompanied by her pet stoat, Malcolm. Although she is a bit mad, she always has perfectly reasonable explanations for things, or at least they are reasonable in her mind.<ref></ref>

== Mad Uncle Jack ==
{{Portal |Children's literature}}Mad Uncle Jack is the husband of Even Madder Aunt Maud. He is less mad than his wife hence his wife's name "Even Madder Aunt Maud". He is ] Mad Great Uncle Jack.

== 20 years of Eddie Dickens ==
2020 sees the 20th anniversary of ] in print. The book (Awful End) was the first of six books beginning with Awful End and ending with Final Curtain.

== Other Books in The Eddie Dickens Series ==
The following Books in the series are:

* Dreadful Acts<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh {{!}} Scholastic|url=http://www.scholastic.com/content/teachers/en/books/eddie-dickens-trilogy-the-2-dreadful-acts-by-philip-ardagh/|website=www.scholastic.com|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
* Terrible Times<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terrible Times|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571216222-terrible-times.html|website=Public Store View|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
* Dubious Deeds<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dubious Deeds : Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens (Bk.1) by Ardagh, Philip: New Paperback (2004) {{!}} Murray Media|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Dubious-Deeds-Adventures-Eddie-Dickens-Bk.1/30087830763/bd|website=www.abebooks.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
* Horrendous Habits<ref>{{Cite web|title=Horrendous Habits - AbeBooks|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/kw/horrendous-habits/|website=www.abebooks.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>
* Final Curtain<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Curtain: Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens Book 3 by Philip Ardagh: Good Paperback (2007) {{!}} The Monster Bookshop|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780571217120/Final-Curtain-Adventures-Eddie-Dickens-0571217125/plp|website=www.abebooks.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
http://www.philipardaghbooks.com/awfulend.html *

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A House Called Awful End
First edition (UK)
AuthorPhilip Ardagh
IllustratorDavid Roberts
LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)
SeriesEddie Dickens
Genrecomedy
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date2000
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typeBook
Pages119
ISBN0-571-20354-X
OCLC44562795
LC ClassPZ7.A6776 Aw 2000
Followed byDreadful Acts 

Awful End (published in the US as A House Called Awful End) a 2000 children's novel by Philip Ardagh and the first book of the Eddie Dickens trilogy, which was followed by Dreadful Acts.

It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award. The German translation by Harry Rowohlt won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2003.

The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has to go live with his Great Uncle and Great Aunt at Awful End as his parents have the yellow fever. Philip Ardagh uses clever puns and uses ambiguity of sentences to create a situation comedy. For example: 'Eddie took a seat next to Aunt. "Put that seat right back into its place!", screamed Aunt. So Eddie put the seat back in its place and sat down.'

Philip Ardagh

Philip Ardagh is a children's author whose other titles include The Grunts, Grubtown Tales and Stick and Fetch. Many consider The Eddie Dickens Series one of his best works.

Even Madder Aunt Maud

Even Madder Aunt Maud (full name: Maud MacMuckle; also known as EMAM) is one of the principal characters in Philip Ardagh's best-selling books 'The Eddie Dickens Trilogy'. Even Madder Aunt Maud is Mad Uncle Jack’s wife, making her Eddie’s Even Madder Great-Aunt Maud. She is to be seen anywhere and everywhere accompanied by her pet stoat, Malcolm. Although she is a bit mad, she always has perfectly reasonable explanations for things, or at least they are reasonable in her mind.

Mad Uncle Jack

Mad Uncle Jack is the husband of Even Madder Aunt Maud. He is less mad than his wife hence his wife's name "Even Madder Aunt Maud". He is Eddie's Mad Great Uncle Jack.

20 years of Eddie Dickens

2020 sees the 20th anniversary of Eddie Dickens in print. The book (Awful End) was the first of six books beginning with Awful End and ending with Final Curtain.

Other Books in The Eddie Dickens Series

The following Books in the series are:

  • Dreadful Acts
  • Terrible Times
  • Dubious Deeds
  • Horrendous Habits
  • Final Curtain

References

  1. "Authors compete for children's votes". The Northern Echo. 2002-03-12. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  2. www.akj.de, AKJ-. "Schlimmes Ende". Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. "Awful End". Public Store View. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. Scholastic
  5. "Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh | Scholastic". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. "Terrible Times". Public Store View. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  7. "Dubious Deeds : Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens (Bk.1) by Ardagh, Philip: New Paperback (2004) | Murray Media". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  8. "Horrendous Habits - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  9. "Final Curtain: Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens Book 3 by Philip Ardagh: Good Paperback (2007) | The Monster Bookshop". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

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