Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Skulduggery Pleasant

Landry, D. (2007). Skulduggery Pleasant. NY: HaperCollins.

Stephanie realized her uncle Gordon left her some things that put her life in danger. Skulduggery a skeleton detective and Stephanie are to protect the scepter of the ancients because of its great power. Serpine is desperate to get the scepter and in the wrong hands will cause destruction. Stephanie and Skulduggery will do whatever possible to keep it safe.

Landry's plot has you on the edge of your seat as Stephanie and Skulduggery go on this journey to locate the scepter which is actually beneath them. The fantasy world in which Skulduggey is part of collides with Stephanie's world to keep the reader hooked from cover to cover. The plot is well developed and easy to understand for young readers who are interested in crime solving detectives. Here is a link to the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvFtUp03mTg

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