Revenge of the Toffee Monster

by Susan Gates

Lennie finds old Miss Butterworth in the run-down toffee works and is told the dreadful story of Clum, the toffee monster created by old Mr Butterworth in Victorian times. Little does Lennie know that Clum is kept in the freezer until, through a series of mishaps, he finds himself confronted by the 7 foot rampaging toffee fiend. To escape, Lennie must don a lace dress and tam o'shanter and disguise himself as Clum's master, Young Harold. Clum, shining with sparkle bars, looks like a silver knight and walks with the disguised Lennie onto a building site. He is buried by a JCB. Lennie is very sad, but cheers up when he becomes a helper in Miss Butterworth's toffee works. But in the spring, Clum's hand wriggles through the ground ...

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 1999

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this when I was I child, and remember enjoying it a lot. Especially the toffee spinning parts.

[Krisz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story, as in the idea was really unique, but at the same time eerie, weird, strange. Not sure if it can be liked at all.
Technically, the kid, Lenny was alone a lot, we spnt a lot of time in his head and it tended towards boring. There were hardly any characters in the book altogether, and given the number of pages I expected more action. So it's more like 3.5 stars.

[Hol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book so much as a kid. Even now its still stuck with me!