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The shrunken head / Lauren Oliver & H.C. Chester.

Oliver, Lauren, 1982- (author.). Chester, H. C., (author.).

Summary:

This book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. But when a fourth child, Max, a knife-thrower, joins the group, it sets off an unforgettable chain of events. When the museum's Amazonian shrunken head is stolen, the four are determined to get it back. But their search leads them to a series of murders and an explosive secret about their pasts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062270818
  • ISBN: 0062270818
  • ISBN: 9780062270825
  • Physical Description: 362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 10 177435.
Subject:
Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile fiction.
Museums > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery stories > Juvenile literature.
Theft from museums > Juvenile fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 36 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 36 total copies.
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Gunn Memorial Public Library J F OLI (Text) 34621704398646 Juvenile Fiction Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: This book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. But when a fourth child, Max, a knife-thrower, joins the group, it sets off an unforgettable chain of events. When the museum's Amazonian shrunken head is stolen, the four are determined to get it back. But their search leads them to a series of murders and an explosive secret about their pasts.