The Lunatic's Curse

The Lunatic's CurseThe town of Opum Oppidulum is home to the freezing Lake Beluarum and its rumored monster. On an island at the center of the lake is an asylum; no one has ever escaped it. So how will Rex, whose father, Ambrose Grammaticus, has been imprisoned there under false pretenses, prove that Ambrose is not insane? And if Rex can free his father, will his evil stepmother drive them both to madness? Higgins' fans will devour this deliciously scary tale, a

The town of Opum Oppidulum is home to the freezing Lake Beluarum and its rumored monster. On an island at the center of the lake is an asylum; no one has ever escaped it. So how will Rex, whose father, Ambrose Grammaticus, has been imprisoned there under false pretenses, prove that Ambrose is not insane? And if Rex can free his father, will his evil stepmother drive them both to madness?

Higgins' fans will devour this deliciously scary tale, a "polyquel" to her previous books, all of which can be read singly or together. But not in the dark . . .

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 08/02/2011
ISBN: 9780312566821
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2011
Booklist 08/01/2011 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 09/19/2011
Shelf Awareness 08/16/2011
School Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 159
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 72 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145789 / Lunatic's Curse
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 11