I will not give away any more plot, which is quite twisty, but I will go on a little about why I loved this so much.įirst and foremost, the narration is outstanding. Unable to reach their father, they decide to seek out their mysterious Great-Aunt Haddie in a town called Snoring-by-the-Sea. Only it turns out their cousin isn't in London and they are stranded. Then one day their father has to go on one of his portrait-painting trips and leaves the kids with their cousin in London. It's been long years since anyone's seen her and the Hardscrabbles have precious few memories of her. But no one really knows what happened to the mother. These kids are outcasts in their hometown of Little Tunks because their mother disappeared and the whole town suspects Otto killed her and their father buried her in the backyard. This is the story of the three Hardscrabble siblings: Otto, Lucia, and Max. I wanted it to be longer, or at least be the start of a series, but I believe it's just an awesome little standalone gem I'll have to reread soon and often. And it's over too soon! The Kneebone Boy straight charmed the crap out of me. It's Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl and dare I say a touch of the ol' J.K.
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