The Beast and the Bethany (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534478893)

Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this "wickedly funny" (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn't know she's about to be eaten.

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents.

But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that he'd like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the beast.

The child, Bethany, may just be more than Ebenezer bargained for. She's certainly a really rather rude houseguest, but Ebenezer still finds himself wishing she didn't have to be gobbled up after all. Could it be Bethany is less meal-worthy and more...friend-worthy?

Author: Jack Meggitt-Phillips
ISBN-10: 1534478892
ISBN-13: 9781534478893
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511876 / Beast and the Bethany


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020
School Library Journal 11/01/2020 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 11/09/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 72