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Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel
Contributor(s): Ritter, William (Author)
ISBN: 1616203544     ISBN-13: 9781616203542
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $16.16  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015010990
Lexile Measure: 850
Series: Jackaby
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.8" W x 8.52" (0.88 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 176177
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
"I've found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I've known him. Working as his assistant tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality . . ."

In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural.

First, members of a particularly vicious species of shape-shifters disguise themselves as a litter of kittens. A day later, their owner is found murdered, with a single mysterious puncture wound to her neck. Then, in nearby Gad's Valley, dinosaur bones from a recent dig go missing, and an unidentifiable beast attacks animals and people, leaving their mangled bodies behind. Policeman Charlie Cane, exiled from New Fiddleham to the valley, calls on Abigail for help, and soon Abigail and Jackaby are on the hunt for a thief, a monster, and a murderer.

Beastly Bones, the second installment in the series, delivers the same quirky humor and unforgettable characters as Jackaby, the book the Chicago Tribune called "Sherlock Holmes crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

A 2016 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Title


Contributor Bio(s): Ritter, William: -

William Ritter is an Oregon author and educator. He is the proud father of the two bravest boys in the Wild Wood, and husband to the indomitable Queen of the Deep Dark.The Oddmireis Ritter's first series for middle-grade readers. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Jackaby series for young adult readers. Visit him online at rwillritter.wordpress.com and find him on Twitter: @Willothewords.