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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
Stanley Buggles and the denizens of Crampton Rock--werewolf included!--are back. In Smugglers', Stanley, Daisy, and newcomer Mac, an allegedly "retired" pirate, discover a gold mine. Treasure finds Stanley and Daisy teaming up with the Darkling children to protect the mine from Mac's business associates. Mould's latest tales are rougher around the edges, but, as always, his comical-meets-macabre drawings convey the atmosphere nicely. Review covers these Something Wickedly Weird titles: The Smugglers' Mine and The Treasure Keepers.
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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
Stanley Buggles and the denizens of Crampton Rock--werewolf included!--are back. In Smugglers', Stanley, Daisy, and newcomer Mac, an allegedly "retired" pirate, discover a gold mine. Treasure finds Stanley and Daisy teaming up with the Darkling children to protect the mine from Mac's business associates. Mould's latest tales are rougher around the edges, but, as always, his comical-meets-macabre drawings convey the atmosphere nicely. Review covers these Something Wickedly Weird titles: The Smugglers' Mine and The Treasure Keepers.
176 pp.
| Roaring Brook
| April, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59643-386-1$12.95
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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
Stanley Buggles's third outing is--surprisingly--a letdown compared to his first two adventures. After an opening recap, a new batch of villainous pirates rise from watery graves to steal the Ibis...and then take forever to arrive. Appealingly bizarre, just-scary-enough details help distract from a profusion of plot conveniences (too many things appear exactly when needed).
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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
When the mysterious Darklings claim to be the true owners of Candlestick Hall, Stanley Buggles must prove he's the rightful heir. Mould successfully manages to make the Darklings both creepy (the nocturnal family sings ditties about Stanley's death) and poignant (young Berkeley Darkling wants Stanley to play with him). Black-and-white illustrations, at once eerie and humorous, accompany this fourth series entry.
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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
Eleven-year-old Stanley Buggles learns that strange things are afoot at Crampton Rock. In Mile, conniving pirates convince him to kill a werewolf. In Hand, he meets the headless ghost of his great-uncle. Mould's a witty writer with a deft hand for curious, wry details, also played up in stark pen-and-ink illustrations that manage to be both grim and funny. Review covers these Something Wickedly Weird titles: The Icy Hand and The Wooden Mile.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2008
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4-6
Something Wickedly Weird series.
Eleven-year-old Stanley Buggles learns that strange things are afoot at Crampton Rock. In Mile, conniving pirates convince him to kill a werewolf. In Hand, he meets the headless ghost of his great-uncle. Mould's a witty writer with a deft hand for curious, wry details, also played up in stark pen-and-ink illustrations that manage to be both grim and funny. Review covers these Something Wickedly Weird titles: The Icy Hand and The Wooden Mile.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2008
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