Substitute Creature (Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Series #4)

by Charles Gilman

Overview

It's Valentine's Day and a monstrous blizzard has descended upon Lovecraft Middle School, trapping twelve-year-old Robert Arthur inside the building! He and his companions have no choice but to spend the night—while snacking on cafeteria food, sleeping on the gymnasium floor, facing off against a sinister substitute teacher, and thwarting an army of abominable beasts.

This fourth novel in the Lovecraft Middle School series begins right where Teacher's Pest ended—with more action, more adventure, and more outrageous monsters!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594746406
Publisher:	Quirk Publishing
Publication date:	09/24/2013
Series:	Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Series , #4
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	134,846
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Charles Gilman is an alias of Jason Rekulak, an editor who lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children. When he's not dreaming up new tales of Lovecraft Middle School, he's biking along the fetid banks of the Schuylkill River, in search of two-headed rats and other horrific beasts. 

From an early age, Eugene Smith dreamed of drawing monsters, mayhem, and madness. Today, he is living the dream in Chicago, where he resides with his wife, Mary, and their daughters Audrey and Vivienne.

Editorial Reviews

…the perfect mix of danger, horror, and humor to keep kids interested without scaring them away completely.” –GeekDad.com

From the Publisher

The fourth installment of this fun series is reminiscent of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and the myriad knock-offs of this genre, this time intended for middle graders and early middle school readers. It is written much like the Goosebumps series. Black-and-white illustrations grace the pages, and the characters are likable and realistic, albeit fantastic in the true sense of the word. Young Robert Arthur attends Lovecraft Middle School, founded on the ruins of Tillinghast Mansion. The fourth volume introduces Miss Carcasse. On Valentine's Day, Robert and his seventh-grade buddy Glenn find themselves in a near-miss situation and are saved by the trusty school custodian, Mac. Robert's love interest is a girl named Karina who has been dead for thirty years. She is a ghost. A two-headed rat named Pip and Squeak also serves as a sidekick. When a mysterious blizzard aids and abets Miss Carcasse in her attempts to wreak havoc on the school, the children must resolve the dilemma. Lionel, a spoiled, wealthy student must show his true colors, and Crawford Tillinghast himself intervenes. This series is sure to please. Love conquers all, the monsters are vanquished, lessons are learned and taken to heart, and the young protagonists survive. Reviewer: Jane Murphy

VOYA - Jane Murphy