![]() ![]() I appreciated that Otto, Lucia, and Max were not a run-of-the-mill sibling trio that you so often see in middle grade stories. It has a bit of a Lemony Snicket feel to it that fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events will enjoy. On its surface, The Kneebone Boy is a mystery adventure with quirky (and fun) characters. ![]() Little did they expect to be living in a life-size toy castle, decoding poems, helping ghosts, and discovering hidden tunnels to get those answers. They travel to Snoring-by-the-Sea to find Haddie Piggits, a distant relative on their mother's side, in hopes that she will have the answers they've been seeking. ![]() Casper must go away again, and the children are to stay with their Aunt Angela in London.Įxcept when they get to London, Aunt Angela is on holiday in Germany! With no place to go and nothing but time, the children decide to make good use of their time. Case in point: The children return from school one day to have their packed bags on the front steps. He is an artist who travels to paint portraits of almost-royals (princes and princesses of obscure, never-heard-of lands). ![]() The Hardscrabble children have one question: did their mum disappear or is she dead? Their father Casper not only won't directly answer the question, he isn't home a lot.
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