The Boggart and the Monster - Softcover

Cooper, Susan; Rayyan, Omar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689869312 ISBN 13: 9780689869310

Publisher: Margaret K McElderry, 2004

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Set in the Highlands of Scotland, The Boggart and the Monster has all the trademarks of a first-class adventure: magic, high-tech expeditions and mythical monsters. The boggart of MacDevon Castle, a mischievous shape-shifting spirit, spends his days happily playing tricks on the new owner of the castle. After discovering his old cousin Nessie miles down in the murky waters of Loch Ness, the boggart must enlist the help of a few human friends to return, with Nessie in tow, to his beloved castle. With a team of scientists hot on their trail, the MacDevon boggart and Nessie begin their adventure. Susan Cooper's inventive writing, infused with both scientific and magical elements, will captivate even the most disbelieving of young adults.

Review:

*"Cooper adroitly incorporates ancient lore into a contemporary setting while producing an imaginative and compelling tale."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Plenty of sparkling complications... The clever premise and great characters will leave kids clamoring for more."--Booklist

"A climactic tour de force...this entertaining romp can be appreciated as a gratifying fantasy and a thought-provoking story on the nature of freedom and the transforming power of love."--School Library Journal

"Ms. Cooper sets up a provocative elision of technological, natural, emotional and spiritual forces. Not that children will necessarily notice. The story is swiftly plotted and densely populated, zipping along with the speed of a video game...[It demonstrates] Ms. Cooper's masterly weaving of disparate realms."--The New York Times Book Review

"Susan Cooper's inventive writing, infused with both scientific and magical elements, will captivate even the most disbelieving of young adults."--Amazon.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Margaret K McElderry
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0689869312
• ISBN 13: 9780689869310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192