Synopses & Reviews
In need of a vacation after their last laser-beam-filled adventure, Lily, Jasper, and Katie have flown off for a restful stay at a distant mountain lodge, which just so happens to be hosting a gathering for characters from other middle-grade series novels. Two--the marvelous Manley Boys--look suspiciously like a pair of crime-solving brothers named Frank and Joe Hardy. Two others are a pair of boy-crazy twin sisters who attend a high school in some sweet valley somewhere. And then there are the Hooper Quints, who, along with a wealthy heiress's priceless diamond necklace, have suddenly gone missing.
Does it surprise you that the supposedly "on vacation" Katie, Jasper, and Lily are the only ones around who have the chops to solve this challenging mystery?
National Book Award finalist M. T. Anderson has done it again with this second volume of his riotous and wonderfully weird new series.
Review
*R (special distinction)andnbsp; "Gadgety, horror-filled fun...andnbsp; Mystery buff and fans of vintage series fiction will not be disapponted, while those who think they've left old favorites behind may be prompted after this nostalgic romp to pick them up again."andnbsp; --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (July 2006)
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Praise
for Whales on Stilts:"Armed with an array of adjectives, non-sequiturs, bizarre asides, irrelevant footnotes and running gags, Anderson sends up decades of children's book series, and creates a hysterical tale of his own." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Goosebumps fans and readers who get Lemony Snicket's brand of humor will be rolling in the aisles."--Booklist (starred review)
"Anderson's mind is a very strange place, and this almost indescribable wackiness is further proof . . . It doesn't get any better than this."--Kirkus Reviews
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"Plenty of side-splitting humor will keep fans wanting more."--
VOYA "Great Scott! The author of Whales on Stilts has dashed off a swell sequel . . . Never has the Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew axis been knocked further or more delightfully askew."--Booklist (starred review)
Synopsis
The second hilarious Thrilling Tales novel tackles mysteries and horror fiction
Synopsis
The second hilarious Thrilling Tales novel, now in paperback
Synopsis
After their last laser-beam-filled adventure, Lily, Jasper, and Katie have flown off for a restful stay at a distant mountain lodge. What a coincidence when they find the lodge teeming with characters from other middle-grade series novels, including the dashing Manley Boys and the boy-crazy Cutesy Dell twins. And when the Hooper Quints go missing, it looks like their vacation is over. Could this all be part of a nefarious plot involving duct tape and Bavarian folk pants? Katie, Jasper, and Lily might be the only ones around who have the chops to solve this challenging mystery! Includes a teaser to the next book in the series, Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware.
About the Author
M. T. ANDERSON is the author of The Game of Sunken Places, Burger Wuss, Thirsty, and Feed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.KURT CYRUS is the illustrator of M. T. Anderson's Whales on Stilts, and The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon.