| Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge Contributor(s): Vaught, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481486837 ISBN-13: 9781481486835 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016050926 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 190599 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An excellent addition to middle grade shelves, with a differently-abled main character that readers will root for." --School Library Journal "Vaught makes Max the brash, bold star of the book, exchanging stereotypes and sympathy cards for a well-drawn character whose disability is part of who she is but not her complete identity; hopefully Max will roll ahead as the advance guard of a literary cadre." --BCCB Parents' Choice Recommended It's going to take more than a knack for electronics and a supercharged wheelchair for twelve-year-old Max to investigate a haunted mansion in Edgar Award-winning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery. Max has always been a whiz with electronics (just take a look at her turbo-charged wheelchair). But when a hacker starts a slanderous Facebook page for her grandpa, Max isn't sure she has the skills to take him down. The messages grow increasingly sinister, and Max fears that this is more than just a bad joke. Here's the thing: Max has grown up in the shadow of Thornwood Manor, an abandoned mansion that is rumored to be haunted by its original owner, Hargrove Thornwood. It is said that his ghost may be biding his time until he can exact revenge on the town of Blue Creek. Why? Well, it's complicated. To call him a jerk would be an understatement. When the hacking escalates, suddenly it looks to Max like this could really be Thornwood's Revenge. If it is, these messages are just the beginning--and the town could be in danger. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vaught, Susan: - Susan Vaught is the author of Edgar Award--winning novel Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy. It was a Junior Library Guild Selection, and The Horn Book called it "compelling, offbeat, and fearless." Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry received three starred reviews, and Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge was called "an excellent addition to middle grade shelves" by School Library Journal. She works as a neuropsychologist at a state psychiatric facility, specializing in helping people with severe and persistent mental illness, intellectual disability, and traumatic brain injury. She lives on a farm with her wife and son in rural western Kentucky. |
