sure to entertain.?WONDERFULLY WITTY.?Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr.
A solid debut reminiscent of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events." -School Library Journal "Enough mystery and humor to keep readers wondering what will happen next.
"Anastasia is anything but average, and her adventures are just beginning. "Just the right mix of humor, magic, maliciousness, and suspense" - Booklist
* “A yummy debut.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review It reminds me of Roald Dahl's The Twits only in an insane asylum."- Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. " Marvelously inventive and utterly demented, THE LEAGUE OF BEASTLY DREADFULS is nasty good fun from beginning to end!" - Bruce Coville, My Teacher is an Alien So when she meets Ollie and Quentin, two mysterious brothers, the three join together to plot their great escape! Anastasia soon begins to suspect that her aunties are not who they say they are. Agony’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane.īut something strange is going on at the asylum. And UNTIL she’s taken to their delightful and, er, “authentic” Victorian home, St. UNTIL she’s rescued by two long-lost great-aunties. That is, UNTIL her parents die in a tragic vacuum-cleaner accident. Join the League.Īnastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. A creepy Victorian house, secretive aunties, and a great escape combine in this debut that is part Mysterious Benedict Society, part Roald Dahl, and all quirky, smart, hilarious storytelling.
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