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Silas and the Winterbottoms: The Body Thief
And you thought your family was strange.
"I am dying. . . I might get the chance to know you before death takes me...I would like you to be my guest at Sommerset. . .I have enclosed a check for $ 10,000. . . Should you accept my offer..."
Uncle Silas has always been greedy, evil, insulting, and extremely rich But a dying uncle with a vast fortune is definitely one worth gett...more
"I am dying. . . I might get the chance to know you before death takes me...I would like you to be my guest at Sommerset. . .I have enclosed a check for $ 10,000. . . Should you accept my offer..."
Uncle Silas has always been greedy, evil, insulting, and extremely rich But a dying uncle with a vast fortune is definitely one worth gett...more
Hardcover, 228 pages
Published
August 1st 2010
by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
(first published 2010)
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The Winterbottom family is not exactly what you’d call close. Cousins Adele, Isabella and Milo have never even met each other, and the elder Winterbottoms have either died or refuse to see each other. So it’s rather strange when they each receive a letter from their rich Uncle Silas, who claims to be on his deathbed and in search of an heir. He wants each of them to spend some time with him so he can decide who will inherit his estate.
Once the children arrive though, they begin to suspect that S...more
Once the children arrive though, they begin to suspect that S...more
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Mysterious Benedict Society. If those words are mere gobblety-gook to you and don't mean a thing, don't worry. You can rectify that situation by either reading both of those books, or you can simply opt for perusing The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom: The Body Thief instead. It has all the disposable child elements of Charlie mixed with the can-do attitude and problem solving of a good Benedict Society. All that's left is to throw...more
My official review will be out on my blog on August 23rd. I found this book very intriguing for a target audience of 8 to 12 year olds. It's not all poppy seeds and butterflies. There are a few scenes and concepts which I considered gory for a child of MG age; however, there was nothing that was so over-the-top that I wouldn't allow my own children to read it.
The author does a nice job of introducing us to three distinctly different children (all with a boatload of personal issues) and blending...more
The author does a nice job of introducing us to three distinctly different children (all with a boatload of personal issues) and blending...more
What's not to love? In this book you have hungry alligators, parents killed by volcanoes, ancient crimes, and crimes against nature itself! Nasty old Silas Winterbottom is about to die and before he does he summons his two nieces and one nephew to his bedside. The children are there so that he can decide which one will receive all his money . . . or so he claims. The kids need to band together to discover the true reason for their visit, and why their uncle is far creepier than they ever expecte...more
This was a great mystery! It really drew me into it, wanting to know what happens. That was great for a kid's book. It was a little dark, but that should be apparent by the title. It has death in it! It is obviously going to be a series, and I am very interested to see what will happen next. Still, the book was great as a stand-alone. I can't wait to recommend it to kids at the library, especially ones that enjoyed A Series of Unfortunate Events or kids wanting a change from Hardy Boys/Nancy Dre...more
Great concept. Enjoyable. I read it in one afternoon, so it kept my attention. I like the victorian qualities to the story. The characters were interesting. I will read the next book, as I'm sure there will be one... good story.
Good children's book; would make an excellent read-aloud to 4th or 5th grade. Had elements of Dahl, which made it read in a familiarly entertaining way, but was a creative new story.
SO interesting and scary with evil plots! <3 it!
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Stephen M Giles is 38 and lives near the beach in Sydney. He has worked as a film classifier and a market researcher but these days he spends most of his time wandering around his imagination - which is where he met the Winterbottoms. -- source: http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/displa...
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