Billy Hooten #3: Tremble at the Terror of Zis-Boom-Bah (Owlboy) [Library Binding]

Tom Sniegoski (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Owlboy

WHAT’S SCARIER THAN the Sassafras Siblings and Rot-Toothed Hopping Monkey Demons? The answer, my friends, is old people. And Billy is forced to face his fears when his family picks up his Great-Aunt Tilley at Shady Acres to bring her home for the long weekend. Meanwhile, in Monstros City, a mysterious villain unleashes a legendarily destructive monster: the enormous Zis-Boom-Bah. Zis-Boom-Bah has the inhabitants of Monstros so riled up that the military wants to use the OMG (“oh my gosh!”) device, which will destroy Zis-Boom-Bah, but take half of Monstros with him. But Billy has a revolutionary idea . . . which leads him to a realization about the scariest Old Person at Shady Acres . . .


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (August 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385905440
• ISBN-13: 978-0385905442
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.9 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,811,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Trembling and Giggling, September 17, 2008

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This review is from: Billy Hooten #3: Tremble at the Terror of Zis-Boom-Bah (Owlboy) (Paperback)

Billy Hooten would rather hide out in his room, reading comic books (especially Owlboy), than deal with bullies. Then he dons the Owlboy costume and goes from supergeek to superhero! He travels to Monstros City, an underground town crawling with monsters both good and bad, and learns what responsibilities (and cool gadgets) come with being the new Owlboy.

In the third Owlboy adventure, Billy must protect and defend the residents of Monstros City from a large Godzilla-like monkey-fish-beast that's prowling around. Meanwhile, back in his regular life aboveground, he has to hang out with his elderly great-aunt. Old people scare him more than giant gorillas - that is, until he makes a new old friend and realizes that age is nothing but a number.

These books are perfect for the elementary school crowd: they aren't too scary, they are plenty silly, and they have lots of crazy creatures. Kids will giggle at Thomas E. Sniegoski's writing, dig Eric Powell's comic-like illustrations, and have fun on Billy's adventures. I highly recommend the Owlboy books to kids and even adults, especially those who like superheroes, comic books, and funny stories.