The Boy of a Thousand Faces
Because Alonzo King was born on Halloween, he has always loved monsters. But no one would ever guess that he lives in a haunted house with a graveyard out back, communicates with the dead, turns into a six-armed, slime-covered creature, or is a walking encyclopedia on horror films! However, when...
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Because Alonzo King was born on Halloween, he has always loved monsters. But no one would ever guess that he lives in a haunted house with a graveyard out back, communicates with the dead, turns into a six-armed, slime-covered creature, or is a walking encyclopedia on horror films! However, when The Beast arrives, not even Alonzo can track it down. Will he be able to solve the mystery of the creature stalking his town and make his dream of becoming The Boy of a Thousand Faces come true? 01-02 TX Bluebonnet Award Masterlist
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060262655 (0060262656)
ASIN: 0060262656
Publish date: 2000-08-22
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Picture Books,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Holiday,
Halloween,
Fiction
I really wish this book hadn't included Lon Chaney's yellowface role(s?) in the description of his characters. It's not examined or criticized at all, and while I think it's important to know about Chaney as an actor, the book would have been better without the mention.