Landy, D.
(2007). Skulduggery Pleasant. New
York: HarperTrophy.
When Stephanie’s Uncle Gordon passes away, she meets
Skulduggery Pleasant and is introduced to a world of magic that she didn’t even
know existed. After realizing that her
uncle actually died from magical beings, she partners up with Skulduggery to
solve the mystery of his death. Along
the way though, the pair begin to realize that there are other evil forces at
work and it’s up to them to save the world.
Since Stephanie can never return to her normal way of life, she becomes
a permanent partner for Skulduggery while he continues to teach her about
magic. With Stephanie’s personality and
actions making her seem more mature than a 12-year old, along with themes of
friendship and morality, this coming of age of mystery novel would be an
excellent read for elementary and secondary grade kids that enjoy sarcastic and
sassy characters. This made the 2008
Best Books for Young Adults List. Here
is the link to the book’s website: http://www.skulduggerypleasant.com/us/
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