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CAROUSEL -
reviewed by
Pat Tate |
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It's an ordinary
school day for
Grubbs Grady.
Grubbs! Short
for Grubitsch!
Perhaps this
isn't going to
be an ordinary
everyday story!
His mother
appears
unexpectedly at
school, which,
according to
him, means a
death in the
family or
trouble. For
Grubbs it's
trouble ... he's
been smoking
again. And who
told his mother?
His sister
Gretelda! So
Grubbs plans
revenge
involving a
shower and some
dead rats! This
is not a story
for the
squeamish as the
tale changes
when Grubbs is
sent to stay
with his Aunt
and he makes the
acquaintance of
Lord Loss and
his helpers --
Vein and Artery.
Darren Shan has
moved on from
his Vampire
tales to
lycanthropy
(werewolves) and
there are
horrible
creatures but no
gratuitous
violence here.
All the
characters,
human and
otherwise, are
well drawn and
the book is a
page turner for
both his many
fans and new
readers who
enjoy being
scared when
reading. |
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