The Skull of Truth: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Books) - Hardcover

Coville, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152046127 ISBN 13: 9780152046125

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

Now available in a twentieth anniversary edition, this modern classic has been given a new afterword by the author and stunning new jacket art by Tony DiTerlizzi.

Charlie Eggleston is the biggest liar in town. But after he steals The Skull, he finds he can only tell the truth--and now no one believes him!

· Children's Choice Award Nominee (in seven states)
· A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
· School Librarians International Honor Book

About this title

About the Author:

BRUCE COVILLE is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including Armageddon Summer (cowritten with Jane Yolen), My Teacher Is an Alien, Into the Land of the Unicorns, and The Monsters of Morley Manor. He lives in Syracuse, New York.

From AudioFile:

Bruce Coville is in top form (and that's very good indeed!) as he tells the story of Charlie Eggleston, whose problems in the real world are nothing compared to his problems with Mr. Elives' Magic Shop and the wisecracking Skull of Truth he picks up there. From the squeaky talking mice, Jerome and Roxanne, to the mysterious Hyacinth Priest, the cast of 17 voices is spot on, and Coville himself obviously enjoys Telling stories as much as he enjoys writing them. Lively and funny, Skull teaches while it entertains, and at the end the cavernous descent to return the Skull to its "true" home will emerge in your mind's eye as a light and sound extravaganza. M.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0152046127
• ISBN 13: 9780152046125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Illustrator: Lippincott Gary A.