The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter (Feiwel and Friends, 2010)
genre: Adventure, suspense
ages: 10-15 years old
honors: none
review: The three Hardscrabble kids (Otto, Lucia and Max) are all considered off by the local people in Little Tunks. It has a lot to do with the fact that their mother went missing and everyone has made speculations about where she went. But when their father is called away on business (he paints portraits of defunct royals), the kids end up in Snoring-by-the-Sea. This not-so sleepy town could hold many of the answer to which they seek.
opinion: The author writes this book in a very conversational style with the story being narrated by one of the three. But while they are telling the story, the narrator tosses in bits of background and interesting information in caveats throughout the book that makes the reader become embedded in the story.
ideas: This book starts out a little creepy, so it’d be great for kids looking for suspense as well as humor.
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