Skulduggery Pleasant

Landry, D. (2007). Skulduggery pleasant. NY: HarperCollins.

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.

Textbook Assignment 5:

Skullduggery Pleasant is a vengeful detective, and a living skeleton with a wicked way for sarcasm. Readers can make a connection because he has a cool way of solving mysteries.

 

Skulduggery Pleasant has a plot involving mysteries that need to be solved. This fantasy novel has a way of wrapping you around and keeping you in suspense.  The events are believable although they include a living skeleton.

Here is a link to the book trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvFtUp03mTg

Interview with Derek Landy:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/14522-children-s-bookshelf-talks-with-derek-landy.html