| Booktalk
#1
When sixth grader Anthony and
his little sister Sarah find a cool box of small brass figurines at the
estate sale of creepy Morley Manor, little do they know what fantastic
(and hysterical) adventures await them! The figurines come alive when they
get wet, and change into the Morleskievich family, late of Transylvania,
but now known as the Morley family, and interested equally in science,
magic, time travel, as well as space travel. As this adventure-comedy-fantasy-mystery
unfolds, you find that these two children will hold the fate of the earth
in their hands! Read this book, meet a werehuman (formerly the Morleskievich
family dog… think about that one!), and enjoy every twist of the plot,
and laugh, laugh, laugh! (Jean B. Bellavance for Pennsylvania
Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2003-2004)
Booktalk #2
At an estate in the creepy
mansion down the street from their home, Anthony and Sarah purchase a mysterious
wooden box. Once home, Anthony manages to open it and finds ---
"The box was divided into
five compartments. And inside each compartment was a metal statue
of a tiny monster. They were very detailed, beautifully made and
extremely weird."
After unintentionally splashing
some water on one of the little metal figures he named Albert, Anthony
examines it for damage.
"...
I saw that his head had changed color, the brass tones transformed to a
dark, fleshy shade. I got mad because I figured the water had damaged
whatever Albert was made of. But when I touched his hand I drew my
finger back, my anger swiftly shifting to fear. The little monster's
hand was no longer hard and metallic. Now it felt warm -- warm and
-- fleshy. I picked up the figurine and stared at it. To my
horror, its fingers began to move."
How do you mix together werewolves,
vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, altered dimensions, tiny people,
Transylvania, ancient curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers,
shape changers, fallen angels, zombie warriors, body snatchers and two
clever kids in whose hands rest the fate of the Earth? (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee) |
