What do yo think you would find in a creaky old hotel built by a famous magician and the home of old retired magic performers? If you guessed ghosts, strange disappearances and shadowy figures in the hallways, you guessed right!
Title: Hocus Pocus Hotel
Author: Michael Dahl
Illustrator: Lisa K. Weber
Publisher: CapstoneISBN: 9781434242532
Review:
Charlie Hitchcock is your average geek kid. He has a photographic memory and loves to play his Sherlock Homes Maximum Z video game. But, Charlie's life is about to change when he received a note from the worst bully in the entire school, Tyler Yu. The note reads:
Meet me after school at 1313 Gideon Street alley in back. Don't show this to anyone!!!!
Unfortunately,Charlie showed his best friend who then spread the word to the entire
school. For Charlie it's a long walk to what is The Hocus Pocus
Hotel, formerly know as The Abracadabra Hotel, built by one of the
most famous magician's of all time. Tyler Yu, wasn't planning to beat
up Charlie, he needed his help to solve a mystery. Missing shower
curtains and rings, expensive silver spoons and howling ghostly
voices start this duo on a path of solving a puzzle and building a
friendship.
Dahl
has devised an intricately woven mystery young boys will love.
Diagrams and drawings show some famous magicians tricks and how they
work. Any magic enthusiast could become a magician by just reading
through the pages. Lively illustrations give readers an inside view
of the famous hotel and its characters.
5 comments:
I saw the sequel to this book on NetGalley. It looks so cute!
Hi Kristi
I think I saw this book as a giveaway and I was totally intrigued. I love anything that has a hotel theme, I don't know why,I just do, lol. It sounds wonderful so thank you for bringing it back to our attention and I will pop it on the to read list, cheers Julie
That book sounds like so much fun. I had to do a bit of a double-take when I was reading your review: I read "Dahl" and I had to go back to make sure it wasn't of the "Roald" variety! lol
Thanks for linking into the Kid Lit Blog Hop and for putting the button in your sidebar. It's much, much appreciated! :)
It's not just little boys who would enjoy this, my daughter's a huge magic fan courtesy of Harry Potter. Think she'd enjoy this book too-looks great.
I too did a double take on the surname!!
Thanks for stopping by. I too that about the name of Dahl and it compelled me to read the book. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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