The Pickle King by Rebecca Promitzer (2010, Hardcover)

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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780545170871
Book Title
Pickle King
Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.3 in
Author
Rebecca Promitzer
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Nature & The Natural World / Weather, Law & Crime, Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Action & Adventure / General, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Ghost Stories, General
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Width
5.8 in
Number of Pages
416 Pages
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Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0545170877
ISBN-13
9780545170871
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71836645

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pickle King
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Nature & The Natural World / Weather, Law & Crime, Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Action & Adventure / General, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Ghost Stories, General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Rebecca Promitzer
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2008-055435
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A fantastic, unusual read with lots of interesting ideas. The setting is a small town called Elbow where it rains a lot. The main characters include five misfit kids and one mad dog. A real-life dead body, a missing eyeball, and a bag of intestines: These unusual ingredients add up to a red-hot adventure with dark and chilling moments that grip you from page to page." -- Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books blog, \u0022The traditional soggy British summer makes another appearance in The Pickle King, which is set in a small town called Elbow where it does nothing but rain. Bea, the narrator, and her gang are a bunch of 12-year-olds with nothing in common except having the misfortune to be stuck in Elbow for the holidays. When they discover the dead body of the owner of the nearby pickle factory with an eyeball missing, their lives start to become more interesting. This is a fast-paced, entertaining debut with well-drawn characters.\u0022 -- Lisa O'Kelly, The Observer UK, "Written with obvious relish and a distinctive individual voice, The Pickle King is an unusual blend of genuine humour and horror, with more than a dash of the truly disgusting. (Yes, it's offal in places!) I'm eager to see what Rebecca Promitzer serves up next." -- Philip Ardagh "Spine-chilling...intensely visual..." -- Books for Keeps "A fantastic oddball story. Recommended for any child with a thirst for adventure and a love for all things weird and wonderful." -- Waterstones Book Quarterly "A hugely entertaining adventure story tinged with enough horror to delight but not really to terrify. Bored during a wet holiday, Bea and her friend Sam go exploring and come across the body of a dead man. What's the story? Bea and her gang set out to follow the clues and unravel what's been going on. A tremendous debut, The Goonies for a new generation. Readers of Louis Sachar, Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Paul Jennings will devour it in a sitting." -- Julia Eccelshare, Children's Book Editor, The Guardian UK, on Lovereading4kids.co.uk "The traditional soggy British summer makes another appearance in The Pickle King, which is set in a small town called Elbow where it does nothing but rain. Bea, the narrator, and her gang are a bunch of 12-year-olds with nothing in common except having the misfortune to be stuck in Elbow for the holidays. When they discover the dead body of the owner of the nearby pickle factory with an eyeball missing, their lives start to become more interesting. This is a fast-paced, entertaining debut with well-drawn characters." -- Lisa O'Kelly, The Observer UK "With its parade of weird and wonderful characters, this is a really vivid read that is at times reminiscent of Louis Sachar and Lemony Snicket. Part detective story, part chilling ghost story, it moves seamlessly from humour to action to horror...From the oppressive rain-drenched town of Elbow to Garbage City, created beneath the wonderfully disgusting dump, Promitzer manages to create a fascinating backdrop for the action-packed drama. A real page-turner with a fantastic and unexpected conclusion, it will thoroughly entertain those drawn in by the intriguing cover." --Sally Harrison, writeaway.org.uk "Rebecca Promitzer did a lovely job writing this exciting and freakishly out-of-the-ordinary novel. The characters were entrancing and very well thought-out. The plot was an enticing tale of murder, woven for a younger audience to understand. I loved the atmosphere; it just made me want to keep reading it over and over again. It was a very engrossing, full of mystery and adventure at every turn." -- SEBCO Student Review, Olivia Pine, Nazareth Hall Middle School, Rochester, NY "A fantastic, unusual read with lots of interesting ideas. The setting is a small town called Elbow where it rains a lot. The main characters include five misfit kids and one mad dog. A real-life dead body, a missing eyeball, and a bag of intestines: These unusual ingredients add up to a red-hot adventure with dark and chilling moments that grip you from page to page." -- Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books blog "An interestingly dark and very, very wet story -- featuring ghosts and creepy bad guys -- in which unlikely friendships are formed, mysteries are solved, and relationships bloom!" -- Cinda Meister, Booksmart, Morgan Hill, CA "When I first heard about The Pickle King, it struck me as the perfect summer book -- a big, complicated, mystery/thriller with a crew of smart kids and a ghost or two. In other words, a good diversion for long hot days. What I found was something way beyond my initial hopes. This middle-grade mystery is unlike anything I've read in years -- it has all the elements I expected, plus a plot that careens in a dozen different directions and ups and downs of epic proportions. Ther, "A hugely entertaining adventure story tinged with enough horror to delight but not really to terrify. Bored during a wet holiday, Bea and her friend Sam go exploring and come across the body of a dead man. What's the story? Bea and her gang set out to follow the clues and unravel what's been going on. A tremendous debut, The Goonies for a new generation. Readers of Louis Sachar, Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Paul Jennings will devour it in a sitting." -- Julia Eccelshare, Children's Book Editor, The Guardian UK, on Lovereading4kids.co.uk, "Written with obvious relish and a distinctive individual voice, The Pickle King is an unusual blend of genuine humour and horror, with more than a dash of the truly disgusting. (Yes, it's offal in places!) I'm eager to see what Rebecca Promitzer serves up next." -- Philip Ardagh "Spine-chilling...intensely visual..." -- Books for Keeps "A fantastic oddball story. Recommended for any child with a thirst for adventure and a love for all things weird and wonderful." -- Waterstones Book Quarterly, "When I first heard about The Pickle King, it struck me as the perfect summer book -- a big, complicated, mystery/thriller with a crew of smart kids and a ghost or two. In other words, a good diversion for long hot days. What I found was something way beyond my initial hopes. This middle-grade mystery is unlike anything I've read in years -- it has all the elements I expected, plus a plot that careens in a dozen different directions and ups and downs of epic proportions. There are friends to the end, stolen body parts, an asylum of sane people made crazy, some very bad guys, revealing pictures, and people who hide in a most unexpected place. Buckle yourself in when you start reading, because the narrative turns on a dime, and you will never see those curves coming. "Bea is bored out of her mind. Her beloved father is dead, her mother has been committed to an asylum due to paralyzing grief, and while a kind family friend is taking care of her, life in Elbow is pretty much the dullest you can imagine. It rains all summer, every summer, and there isn't a dang thing to do. Determined to win a local photo contest (and the prize, a holiday trip to sunny Florida!), Bea sets out with her friend Sam to photograph local faces. What they discover, though, is a dead body -- and from that point on Bea finds herself at the whim of a ghost who will not rest in peace until she gets his killer. Soon enough, Bea and Sam band together with their fellow bored classmates, and the crew (lonely rich girl, geek boy, responsible sister with tagalong little brother) set out to solve the crime. Along the way, they uncover a citywide conspiracy and end up having to run for their lives -- more than once. They also check out an abandoned train, the labyrinthine garbage dump, and mysterious X-rays at the local hospital. It's nonstop action, but it's the solid friendships between the characters that is the heart of the story. "The Pickle King is like a 400-page-long popcorn movie, and I say that as a compliment. Bea is fun -- the whole crew is awesome -- and I had a blast reading about their adventures. Add a bologna sandwich, chips, and some lemonade, and you're set for summer good times." -- Colleen Mondor, Chasing Ray blog, "Rebecca Promitzer did a lovely job writing this exciting and freakishly out-of-the-ordinary novel. The characters were entrancing and very well thought-out. The plot was an enticing tale of murder, woven for a younger audience to understand. I loved the atmosphere; it just made me want to keep reading it over and over again. It was a very engrossing, full of mystery and adventure at every turn." -- SEBCO Student Review, Olivia Pine, Nazareth Hall Middle School, Rochester, NY, "With its parade of weird and wonderful characters, this is a really vivid read that is at times reminiscent of Louis Sachar and Lemony Snicket. Part detective story, part chilling ghost story, it moves seamlessly from humour to action to horror...From the oppressive rain-drenched town of Elbow to Garbage City, created beneath the wonderfully disgusting dump, Promitzer manages to create a fascinating backdrop for the action-packed drama. A real page-turner with a fantastic and unexpected conclusion, it will thoroughly entertain those drawn in by the intriguing cover." --Sally Harrison, writeaway.org.uk, \u0022Written with obvious relish and a distinctive individual voice, The Pickle King is an unusual blend of genuine humour and horror, with more than a dash of the truly disgusting. (Yes, it's offal in places!) I'm eager to see what Rebecca Promitzer serves up next.\u0022 -- Philip Ardagh \u0022Spine-chilling...intensely visual...\u0022 -- Books for Keeps \u0022A fantastic oddball story. Recommended for any child with a thirst for adventure and a love for all things weird and wonderful.\u0022 -- Waterstones Book Quarterly, "The traditional soggy British summer makes another appearance in The Pickle King, which is set in a small town called Elbow where it does nothing but rain. Bea, the narrator, and her gang are a bunch of 12-year-olds with nothing in common except having the misfortune to be stuck in Elbow for the holidays. When they discover the dead body of the owner of the nearby pickle factory with an eyeball missing, their lives start to become more interesting. This is a fast-paced, entertaining debut with well-drawn characters." -- Lisa O'Kelly, The Observer UK, \u0022A hugely entertaining adventure story tinged with enough horror to delight but not really to terrify. Bored during a wet holiday, Bea and her friend Sam go exploring and come across the body of a dead man. What's the story? Bea and her gang set out to follow the clues and unravel what's been going on. A tremendous debut, The Goonies for a new generation. Readers of Louis Sachar, Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Paul Jennings will devour it in a sitting.\u0022 -- Julia Eccelshare, Children's Book Editor, The Guardian UK, on Lovereading4kids.co.uk, "An interestingly dark and very, very wet story -- featuring ghosts and creepy bad guys -- in which unlikely friendships are formed, mysteries are solved, and relationships bloom!" -- Cinda Meister, Booksmart, Morgan Hill, CA
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Grade To
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Synopsis
A podunk town, a pickle factory, a dead body with one eyeball gone? Maybe this summer won't be so boring after all for Bea and her friends. A funny, scary, original debut "caper" Bea lives in the nowhere town of Elbow, where it rains so much the residents have green mold growing between their toes. Nothing ever happens in Elbow. Its closest claim to fame is a giant pickle factory, owned by Herman, the Pickle King. Herman's a small-time big shot, a local celebrity...until he turns up dead. And when Bea and Sam stumble across the body--minus one eyeball--in the water-logged basement of a creepy old house, suddenly THEY'RE ones in a pickle With a mystery to solve, maybe this summer won't be such a bore after all...., A podunk town, a pickle factory, a dead body with one eyeball gone?! Maybe this summer won't be so boring after all for Bea and her friends. A funny, scary, original debut "caper"! Bea lives in the nowhere town of Elbow, where it rains so much the residents have green mold growing between their toes. Nothing ever happens in Elbow. Its closest claim to fame is a giant pickle factory, owned by Herman, the Pickle King. Herman's a small-time big shot, a local celebrity...until he turns up dead. And when Bea and Sam stumble across the body--minus one eyeball--in the water-logged basement of a creepy old house, suddenly THEY'RE ones in a pickle! With a mystery to solve, maybe this summer won't be such a bore after all...., Bea lives in the nowhere town of Elbow, where it rains so much the residents have green mold growing between their toes. Nothing ever happens in Elbow. Its closest claim to fame is a giant pickle factory, owned by Herman, the Pickle King. Herman's a small-time big shot, a local celebrity...until he turns up dead. And when Bea and Sam stumble across the body--minus one eyeball--in the water-logged basement of a creepy old house, suddenly THEY'RE ones in a pickle! With a mystery to solve, maybe this summer won't be such a bore after all....
LC Classification Number
PZ7.P94336Pi 2010

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