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Beetle Boy
An adventure-filled, quirky story for the bug lovers out there! Darkus Cuttle's father has suddenly vanished, leaving his office in the Natural History Museum of London eerily empty. Everyone thinks he's dead. But Darkus knows his father is alive. Taken in by his uncle, Darkus resolves to unveil the mystery of his father's disappearance. Another mystery comes in the form of a fateful meeting with a rhinoceros beetle Darkus finds outside his comical neighbors' house. The beetle rushes to Darkus' defense against school bullies and the two soon become inseparable. But Baxter, as Darkus calls him, is unlike any other beetle – he's enormous, and he seems to understand the boy. While working to uncover the mystery of his father's whereabouts, Darkus and his friends are pulled into one wild discovery after the next – a strange infestation of intelligent beetles in the dilapidated home of his loud, foolish neighbors; Darkus father's past as a natural scientist with a pivotal agenda; and a powerful celebrity's bizarre fascination with collecting and killing beetles. When Darkus and his friends discover that the fate of the beetles and his father are connected, they mount a buggy operation to both keep the beetles safe and rescue Mr. Cuttle. This is a mischievous tale combining adventure, mad science-fiction, and mystery with endearingly ludicrous characters. Best of all, the friendly beetles in this book are endearing characters in their own right, and they use the “powers" of their real-life counterparts to surmount obstacles the kids encounter. Youngsters with an interest in insects will eat this up! 304 pgs, pb.
Darkus Cuttle's dad mysteriously goes missing from his job as Director of Science at the Natural History Museum. Vanished without a trace! From a locked room
So Darkus moves in with his eccentric Uncle Max and next door to Humphrey and Pickering, two lunatic cousins with an enormous beetle infestation. Darkus soon discovers that the beetles are anything but ordinary. They're an amazing, intelligent, super species and they're in danger of being exterminated. It's up to Darkus and his friends to save the beetles.
But they're up against an even more terrifying villain: mad scientist of fashion, haute couture villainess Lucretia Cutter. Lucretia has an alarming interest in insects and dastardly plans for the bugs. She won't let anyone or anything stop her, including Darkus's dad, who she has locked up in her dungeons! The beetles and kids join forces to rescue Mr. Cuttle and thwart Lucretia.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Chicken House |
Author: | M.G. Leonard |
Grades: | 5-7 |
ISBN: | 9780545853477 |
Length in Inches: | 7.5625 |
Width in Inches: | 5.1875 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.45 |