Landry, D. (2007). Skulduggery pleasant. NY: HarperCollins.
Interest Level 5th grade and up
Summary
This is the first book in a series by Derek Landy. In these fantasy books, Skulduggery Pleasant is an actual undead skeleton detective that also knows magic. His arch nemesis is Nefarian Serpine and like most evil bad guys he wants to ruin the world as we know it. In this book, Stephanie Edgley (who becomes Valkyrie Cain) inherits her uncle's fortune when he dies unexpectedly. She becomes aware of this secret subculture and jumps right in with both feet. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain become partners to uncover her uncle's murder and foil the plot of the evil villain.
Analysis
Like most fantasy stories, the plot in this introduction book to a series starts in the real world without the main character realizing the magical world that she lived in undetected. There are many twists and turns in the plot as they try to defect the evil sorcerer. Again we have a good versus evil theme along with a distinct style that includes vocabulary that only exists in these stories.
Teacher resources
*This is not for this first book, but for Scepter of the Ancients.
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