by Greg Van Eekhout
Bloomsbury, 2010
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure
HONORS:
None known
REVIEW:
Thatcher Hill spends his summers working in his uncle’s Museum of Curiosities
in the California beach town of Los Huesos. Late one night, a mysterious girl
breaks into the museum and steals one of the curiosities. In an attempt to
catch the thief, Thatcher follows her only to embark on a magical adventure to
break an evil witch’s curse!
OPINION:
Great for boys and younger tweens, it is a fast-paced and exciting magical
adventure. My only criticism is that the title and cover might be a little
misleading as I expected something similar to Pirates of the Caribbean and
giant squids attacking ships, but was met with magic, witches and curses. Squid
may be in the title, but make up only a small part of the plot.
IDEAS:
Would be great in an adventure themed display such as “Reading: It’s an
adventure!” or in a display of books that might be enticing for reluctant
readers.
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