Quirky with a capital Q and totally going to be in my books I take to Middle School libraries in the next year. There is a normal but clumsy main character with bizarre parents and aunt, a polite kidnapper and travel in a flying house - what more could you possibly want? Oh and the dream scenes are a total laugh! A fun read that will have kids using their imagination as well as just enjoying the speed of the changing scenes and adventures.

Perfect for adventure lovers! Looking forward to sharing with like-minded readers

The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate has a very frank and straightforward writing style that was simple, yet descriptive. It worked for the story it told and was enjoyable to read, with good flow and pacing. The dialogue stood out as the best written part of it; there were a lot of fun interactions between the characters, and the frequent accompanying illustrations were a nice addition too.

Throughout the book there were a lot of comments made (especially by W.B.'s parents, to and about him) that were dismissed and/or played as jokes — which felt varying degrees of uncomfortable depending on what was said. While the book's humour in general did not always work for me, it was specifically the parts like this that felt very much like they should not be treated as jokes that were awkward and unsettling.

W.B.'s friendship with Rose, on the other hand, was written, dealt with and developed much better: a solid heart to the book. Other relationships and interactions were interesting too, but the two main characters carried the rest of the story along with them. As individual characters they were both very well written, and the transitions from their interactions ranging from entertaining to heart-warming felt natural.

Although there were parts of the story that I could appreciate, I was disappointed overall. The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate has plenty of potential and a lot to like about it, but unfortunately too many things that built up along the way soured the reading experience for me.

Unique, funny, quirky and captivating. I loved it and would recommend it to every young reader. The book is perfect for young readers. The plot is engaging and intriguing with strong characters.

A fantastic book full of adventures and fantasy and scientist parents.

Thank you.
Enjoyed it.
Will purchase copies for family and friends.

The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate is such a wonderful book full of adventure and fantasy that makes you want scientist parents to take you on crazy adventures! As soon as I finished the book I told my husband that it was the perfect book to be made into a movie.