The Order of Odd-Fish
by James Kennedy

    THE ORDER OF ODD-FISH by James Kennedy
    Category:  Fantasy
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  8/12/08
    Publisher:  Delacorte
    Reviewed by:  Rebecca Wells
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Jo Larouche has always been ordinary – or as ordinary as you can be when you live in a ruby palace with a highly
    eccentric retired movie star for an aunt. Though she was found in her aunt Lily’s laundry room with a note detailing her
    as a dangerous baby, Jo has been for all of her thirteen years just about as dangerous as a glass of milk.

    Things begin to change when strange events at Lily’s Christmas party contrive to send Jo and Lily out of California and
    into a fantastical land called Eldritch City, where they are taken in by the Order of Odd-Fish, an eclectic collection of
    knights devoted entirely to the research of useless information. But that’s just the beginning, for as Jo finds a new place
    for herself in Eldritch City, she also becomes entangled in a dangerous game with the Belgian Prankster, a villain who
    appears to be seeking the downfall of the city Jo has begun to call home.

    A rollicking adventure for all ages, THE ORDER OF ODD-FISH has something for every lover of all things
    ridiculous. From obtuse and elaborate dueling rituals to cockroach butlers obsessed with seeking fame to a villain so
    sinister he can even make balloon animals terrifying, James Kennedy piles on oddities so fast that you can’t help but
    dive in, and enjoy the stay.