Three Rotten Eggs (Hamlet Chronicles)

Gregory Maguire,Gregory Maquire

ISBN 10: 0618096558 / ISBN 13: 9780618096558

Published by Clarion Books March 2002, 2002

About this Item

Signed by author, very minimal shelf wear.

Seller Inventory # 133204

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Rotten Eggs (Hamlet Chronicles)
• Publisher: Clarion Books March 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618096558
• ISBN 13: 9780618096558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Clayton, Elaine
• Condition: Used - Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed By Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Middle Grade Fiction

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Synopsis

Trouble is brewing in Hamlet, Vermont, when a new kid named Thud Tweed enrolls in Miss Earth’s class. He’s an oversize lug with a bad attitude that soon starts affecting his classmates—especially after he tinkers with the outcome of the spring egg hunt and pits the rival Copycats and Tattletales against their own members. When three genetically manipulated eggs appear on the scene and begin to hatch, the children begin spinning lies to keep them a secret. Soon they are caught in their own web, and they realize that they must all join together—even Thud—if they want to find a way to right their wrongs.
With themes ranging from the ethics of gene splicing and nature-versus-nurture to bullying and parenting, this fifth installment of the Hamlet Chronicles explores dark territory. At the same time, it introduces outrageous new characters and sparkles with Gregory Maguire’s patented tongue-in-cheek humor and hilarious one-liners.

About the Author

Gregory Maguire is a popular author of books for both children and adults, including the four previous Hamlet Chronicles and three adult books: Wicked (HarperCollins) and its sequel, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Regan Books), and Lost (HarperCollins). He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

Elaine Clayton is the illustrator of many books for children, including SIX