Jonathan Stroud
Hardcover | Pages: 440 pages Rating: 4.22 | 30105 Users | 4424 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Screaming Staircase |
| ISBN: | 0857532014 (ISBN13: 9780857532015) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.randomhousechildrens.co.uk/lockwood/ |
| Series: | Lockwood & Co. #1 |
| Characters: | Lucy Carlyle, Anthony Lockwood |
| Literary Awards: | Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile (2014), The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2013), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2014), The Inky Awards Shortlist for Silver Inky (2014) Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2017) |
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When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.
Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest, most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive.
Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be the same again . . .
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| Title | : | The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1) |
| Author | : | Jonathan Stroud |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 440 pages |
| Published | : | August 29th 2013 by Doubleday Children’s Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Mystery. Horror. Paranormal. Childrens. Middle Grade. Ghosts |
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I can't believe I almost forgot about Jonathan Stroud. His Bartimaeus trilogy was one of my favorites when I was in middle school/high school, but I never thought I would find another one of his books, because for some reason I believed that he hadn't written anything else after that series. It was pure chance that I learned about this book at all - I can't remember which of my Goodreads friends put this on their to-read list, but someone did, and I happened to be looking at my feed at the exactOh, quit complaining. You got naked with a ghost Well, if this sentence didnt capture your immediate attention then I really dont know! ;-PIts one of the many good examples of the amazing humour in this book and I have to admit that this was one of the first things that got me hooked on Lockwood & Co.. The second thing that got me more than just a little curious was the amazing world building though. I just loved the idea of a world that is haunted by ghosts and is in dire need of
Im sick of historical fiction. Im sick of contemporary fiction. Im sick of realism and science fiction. Fantasy I watch with a wary eye. I dont always feel this way but when Ive read seven depressing meaningful middle grade books for kids in a row the old noggin screams for something enjoyable for once. And to place into this mental desert a book like The Screaming Staircase ... well, its the best possible cure for what ails ye. A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced
well this was totally freaking spooky and scary 👻 Ghost hunting, mansion hauntings, screaming staircases, murder and a trio of best friends? This book really does have it all. All the Good Stuff Of the first few hauntings I investigated with Lockwood & Co. I intend to say little, in part to protect the identity of the victims, in part because of the gruesome nature of the incidents, but mainly because, in a variety of ingenious ways, we succeeded in messing them all up. I'm shocked you
Audio re-read August 2019.Thoughts remain the same! 4 stars! Of the first few hauntings I investigated with Lockwood & Co. I intend to say little, in part to protect the identity of the victims, in part because of the gruesome nature of the incidents, but mainly because, in a variety of ingenious ways, we succeeded in messing them all up. Who knew a middle grade novel could be TERRIFYING! It took me a while to get through this book because I was too scared to read it at night!The
3 StarsOverview: ^ Basically my entire feelings about this book. I can appreciate it, but something about it didnt click. I just dont think it was for me. I liked it. I just didnt love it. Buddy Read with the lovely Frankie! Who enjoyed this much more than I did! Pros: Theres some super cool worldbuilding. Its ghosts mixed with science and somehow it works. This is set in a London where the world is almost over-run with paranormal activity, and children are the only ones able to detect them.
4.5 Lockwood Stars!Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ and a half / 5 starsLead Male Character: ★ ★ ★ ★ and a half / 5 stars (Lockwood and George)Lead Female Character: ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 starsPlotline: ★ ★ ★ ★ and a half / 5 stars Genre: Thriller, mystery, adventure, action, middle-gradeWill I recommend this book to others?: YESWill I reread this book?: YES Overall story summed up in one word: Brilliant! Minor Spoilers Ahead!Sauna, I thank you for recommending me this book because it was beyond brilliant! I haven't read
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