this book is really good.....
Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle
By Charles Gilman
Book 1 of 4 in the
Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 4.7 | 22260 |
“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!”
–Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar – in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous!
Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art “morphing” photo portrait – so you can personally witness the professor transforming into a monster. You won't believe your eyes!
“Gilman's debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness...with none of the purple prose.” –Kirkus Reviews
–Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar – in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous!
Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art “morphing” photo portrait – so you can personally witness the professor transforming into a monster. You won't believe your eyes!
“Gilman's debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness...with none of the purple prose.” –Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN-13: 9781594745911
ISBN-10: 1594745919
Published on 9/25/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
Book Reviews (130)
This is a quick but enthralling read about a school full of mysteries: rats running rampant around the pristine new hallways, girls disappearing, a mysterious attic in a giant library, and a teacher that doesn't seem quite right. Robert, a seventh grader at Lovecraft Middle School, will have to work together with his old archenemy, a two-headed rat, and a ghost in order to unveil the mysteries of his new school. This is a very unique and interesting book that I would mostly recommend to 2nd to 5th graders or fans of mystery and fantasy.
This is a spine-tingling book about a boy who is going to new school, and weird things start to happen, rats in lockers, animal eating teachers, two headed rats! It's definitely a page turner! I recommend it to people who like scary adventure books. It's a really great book and I loved it! Hope you like it as much as I do! I recommend it to 4th grade and up! Don't judge this book by its cover! Really I mean it! It's amazing!
i hope i win it because im a big fan of charles gilman
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This is a fun, quick read full of good plot twists. The voices of the kids are realistic and believable and Robert, the main character is likeable so you find yourself rooting for him. The relationship between him and the bully who taunts him develops into something sweet. Be forewarned though... this book has some good, solid creepiness!
I think this book is really great. It is not that creepy at all!
When i was reading this, my friends were freaking out because of the cover...so this book is about how the main character: Robert gets transferred to the new school, and knows nobody. His first day of school is going pretty good, but when he meets his Science teacher, he immediately doesn't like Science. And he finds out later...that his Science teacher is a monster
This is far from the typical new kid in a new school story, and is definitely an easy read. The pictures really make the story come alive, especially the cover photo. It's perfect for anyone who loves imaginative, creative, and innovative books. The message of standing up to bullies is cleverly incorporated into this graphic novel. His science teacher might be a monster, strange objects fall out of his locker, and students start disappearing. If you love the paranormal, this book is perfect for you.
What first caught my eye was the evil devil looking guy on the book’s 3D cover. When I read the first couple of pages I thought that this would be a typical book where the main character has to go to a school where he didn’t have any friends, and nobody he knew except for a bully. But once I got to the part where rats jump out of all the lockers and stampede out the main door, I knew that my first assumption of the book was completely wrong. To add to all the mishap he ends up with a demon for a science teacher. What follows is a mystery of missing students, and journey through different dimensions.
A little weird at some parts,
This was an interesting book to read...