Willoughby. A set of 2 books

Book 1. Willoughby
Meet Willoughby! A somewhat old-fashioned family from an ordinary American town. Mr. Willoughby is a busy and somewhat hot-headed bank clerk, Mrs. Willoughby is a housewife, a grumbler, a gossip, and their four children: the eldest Timothy, twins... Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and little Jane. One evening, the respectable life of this family cracked, but a new one began - with travels and exciting adventures for the older children, fateful meetings and sentimental joys for the younger ones.
Lois Lowry's witty, inventive, and funny text is both a parody of old-fashioned novels about poor, lovable orphans and a satire on the lives of modern families blindly imitating ridiculous models and rules.
Lois Lowry is a living classic of American children's literature, the author of more than forty books for children and teenagers, including the famous novel "The Giver". The author has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice for her outstanding contribution to American children's literature.

Book 2. The Willoughbys Return
Thirty years have passed since the events of the first book. The children have grown up, and everything has changed. Jane and the twins Barnaby have left their hometown, the Nanny who glued the two families into one has passed away, and Commander Melanoff has retired, entrusting the management of the confectionery empire to the eldest adopted son, Tim Willoughby.
Unexpectedly, dentists pressured the U.S. government, and all sweets, without exception, were banned in the country. The huge business of the Melanoffs-Willoughbys is on the brink of bankruptcy, and with it the family's well-being is at risk. Furthermore, a mysterious yet vaguely familiar couple appears on the doorstep of their mansion.
In the continuation of her famous book "Willoughby," Lois Lowry humorously, to the point of sarcasm, reflects on wealth and poverty and their role in human life.
Lois Lowry is a living classic of American children's literature, the author of more than forty books for children and teenagers, including the famous novel "The Giver". The author has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice for her outstanding contribution to American children's literature.
For children of middle school age.