Till Death Do Us Bark (43 Old Cemetery Road Series #3)

by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)

Overview

In this third tale from 43 Old Cemetery Road, author Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise deliver a runaway mystery told in letters, limericks, a Last Will, and loose change. Heads or tails, it’s guaranteed to please cat and dog lovers alike—and anyone who’s ever tried to keep a secret.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547850818
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	08/21/2012
Series:	43 Old Cemetery Road Series , #3
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	121,045
Product dimensions:	5.24(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kate Klise is the author of many punny and funny middle grade novels, including all of the books in the popular 43 Old Cemetery Road series. She has also written a number of picture books and young adult novels. Ms. Klise lives in Norwood, Missouri. For more information about Kate, visit www.kateandsarahklise.com.

M. Sarah Klise illustrates picture books and middle grade novels with a graphic twist. She also teaches art to children and adults in the Bay Area in California. For more information about Sarah, visit www.kateandsarahklise.com.

Editorial Reviews

"As always, the authors keep readers giggling . . . Good, merry fun dances on every page, with bubbling humor for child and adult alike."—Kirkus Reviews"The Klise sisters have their formula down to a science: a heavily illustrated, comedic/ghostly mystery revealed in a series of letters and documents by a quirky cast whose pun-filled names are truly groanworthy."—Booklist

Praise for Dying to Meet You:
2010-2011 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
Nevada Young Readers Award Nominee
Summer 2009 Kid's Indie Next List 
"Fresh, funny."—Publishers Weekly
"This first title in a new series will appeal to readers, especially reluctant ones, as it moves quickly and leaves its audience eager for book two."—SLJ

Praise for Over My Dead Body:
"The laughter continues in this second installment."—Kirkus Reviews
"All in all, the short, graphic-heavy text and broad humor will appeal to middle grade readers."—SLJ

Praise Regarding the series:
"Zany."—The Horn Book
"[A] clever funny romp."—SLJ
"Consistently clear and often hilarious, [Regarding the Trees] and its series mates may well become perennial favorites with young readers."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Eleven-year-old Seymour Hope and his unusual parents (children's author I.B. Grumply and ghost Olive C. Spence) are working on the next three chapters of their serialized best-seller 43 Cemetery Road when a dog named Secret follows the boy home from the library. Ignatius and Olive agree that Seymour must try to find the dog's owner before a decision can be made about whether or not he can keep it. At the same time, town millionaire Noah Breath has died. His contentious children Kitty and Kanine come to Ghastly to claim his fortune, but their dad hasn't made it easy for them to do so. His will is in the form of a letter, with a riddle written as a limerick. If they want the millions he left behind, the pair will need to solve it. In the meantime, tension is rising at Spence mansion. Seymour feels desperate about keeping Secret. Olive can't seem to accept the dog's presence. Ignatius is getting worse than Grumply at what he perceives as Seymour's lying. The situation worsens, and Seymour eventually runs away. Will the family be reunited? Will Kitty and Kanine solve the riddle? The presence of a new ghost on the scene just might help. The Klise sisters' latest series is as captivating as their award-winning "Regarding the ..." series. Each book is better than the last. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green

Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green

The third installment in this cheery little series set in the town of Ghastly adds severalnew characters: siblings Kitty and Kanine Breth and a dog loud enough to wake the dead. Once again, the sisters Klise deliver their story through letters, newspaper articles, notes and transcripts, all illustrated with M. Sarah Klise's delightfully imaginative drawings. Seymour finds a dog, which everyone knows was owned by the recently deceased Noah Breth and which Seymour intends to keep. The dog, "Secret," barks all night, however, disturbing even ghosts. Shadow the cat disappears, while Olive and Ignatius begin squabbling. Attempting to restore harmony, Seymour takes Secret and leaves. Meanwhile, the greedy heirs of Noah Breth arrive to squabble over his fortune. Rare coins keep turning up all over town. Everyone looks for Seymour and Secret. As always, the authors keep readers giggling with the clever, usually death-related names invented for their characters (M. Balm, Fay Tality and Mike Ondolences). Phrases turn nicely as well: During a written and rather heated conversation between Ignatius and Olive, she writes, "I refuse to continue this conversation if you're going to raise your font at me." Good, merry fun dances on every page, with bubbling humor for child and adult alike. (Humor. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews