The third entry in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is another quirky, silly adventure story with wordplay and tongue-in-cheekiness galore. The story of plucky governess Penelope Lumley and her three raised-by-wolf charges gallops onward, with a forest trek, a hunt for a missing ostrich, a reunion with a pack of wolves, and a seance that may or may not raise the dead. 
 Lots of action, but no resolution to any of the ongoing mysteries. I wish I knew how many books are projected in this series, but so far all I can tell is that the next installment is due in January 2013. 
 I read this book with my 10-year-old son, and he was mostly amused by it. Overall, the book held his interest and made him giggle, although the constant asides -- on topics such as optimism, hyperbole, and rhetorical questions, to name but a few -- got a little irritating after a while. 
 We're sticking with the series for now, but I could see getting tired of it within another book or two, particularly if none of the plot points are resolved or explained.