The Shrunken Head (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062270818)

Edgar Award nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery

The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head.

Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. But when a fourth child, Max, a knife-thrower, joins the group, it sets off an unforgettable chain of events.

When the museum's Amazonian shrunken head is stolen, the four are determined to get it back. But their search leads them to a series of murders and an explosive secret about their pasts.

This sensational new series--a 2016 Edgar nominee for Best Juvenile book and New York Times bestseller--combines the unparalleled storytelling gifts of Lauren Oliver with the rich knowledge of the notorious relics collector H. C. Chester.

What you will find in this book:

• A rather attractive bearded lady
• Several scandalous murders
• A deliciously disgusting Amazonian shrunken head
• Four extraordinary children with equally extraordinary abilities
• A quite loquacious talking bird

What you will NOT find in this book:

• An accountant named Seymour
• A never-ending line at the post office
• Brussel sprouts (shudder)
• A lecture on finishing all your homework on time
• A sweet, gooey story for nice little girls and boys

Learn more about the series online at www.thecuriosityhouse.com

Author: Lauren Oliver, H. C. Chester
ISBN-10: 0062270818
ISBN-13: 9780062270818
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2015
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 177435 / Shrunken Head


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/2015 pg. 103
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2015
Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 100 - Recommended, Satisfactory