Jess and Frank's father has stopped their allowances for four whole months! That means that Jess can't go anywhere or do anything with her friends. Worse yet, Frank owes money to Buster Knell, the bully. How can Jess and Frank earn some cashâfast?
By starting a business, Own Back, Ltd. It specializes in revenge, which every kid needs to seek at some time, they figure. Most don't have the courage themselves. But Jess and Frank doâfor a price!
Lots of clients show up. But Jess and Frank soon discover that the revenge business can be pretty complicated, especially when it turns out that there's another one in townâowned by Biddy Iremonger, the fiercely competitive local witch!
In a career spanning four decades, award-winning author Diana Wynne Jones (1934â2011) wrote more than forty books of fantasy for young readers. Characterized by magic, multiple universes, witches and wizardsâand a charismatic nine-lived enchanterâher books are filled with unlimited imagination, dazzling plots, and an effervescent sense of humor that earned her legendary status in the world of fantasy. Her books, published to international acclaim, have earned a wide array of honors, including two Boston GlobeâHorn Book Award Honors and the British Fantasy Societyâs Karl Edward Wagner Award for having made a significant impact on fantasy. Acclaimed director and animator Hayao Miyazaki adapted Howlâs Moving Castle into a major motion picture, which was nominated for an Academy Award.