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Demonkeeper [Hardcover]

Royce Buckingham (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)


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May 10, 2007 10 and up5 and up
Demons are all around us—most of them are relatively harmless, like the ones that go bump in the night or make you stub your toe. But some are dangerous—some can kill. Since he was orphaned as a boy, Nat has been trained by his aged mentor Daliwahl to be a demonkeeper, controlling a menagerie of demons in their old, rickety house in Seattle. But now Dahliwahl is gone and Nat is on his own.

Keeping demons isn’t a very social activity, and when Nat goes on a date with Sandy, a junior librarian’s assistant, it’s a disaster in more ways that one—while Nat’s out, a very scary demon called the Beast escapes. Can Nat get the Beast back to the house and make things right with Sandy—and do it all by himself?

With its fast-paced action, slapstick humor, and a winning, unlikely hero, Demonkeeper is a high-spirited romp that will keep readers glued to the page.


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Grade 4–7—Buckingham has written an enjoyable novel that is both scary and laugh-out-loud funny. Nat, the clumsy new Demonkeeper, and his three mischievous minions live in an old mansion filled with animate objects—lamps, quilts, and even the porch move. When local boys accidentally release the Beast that Nat is responsible for keeping captive, the teen works with a mousy library assistant and a tough street kid to find and stop the orphan-eating demon and the Thin Man who is trying to take charge of it. While the characters are mostly teenagers, the book is definitely for a younger audience. The story, set in Seattle, is fantastical, but with very current and realistic characters. Fast-paced and full of action and suspense, this wacky novel is a good choice for reluctant readers.—Sharon Senser McKellar, Oakland Public Library, CA
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"Demonkeeper is a rollicking good tale with fun, appealing characters, a pleasant dash of innocent young romance and a solid heart--and the message that sometimes what a child needs more than anything is a place to call home." - HOWARD SHIRLEY, Children's BookPage (May, 2007)

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Putnam Juvenile; First Edition edition (May 10, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0399246495
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399246494
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,554,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About Royce Buckingham

Royce Buckingham was born in Richland, Washington and grew up in the 70's downriver from the Hanford nuclear plant. This might explain his mutated view of the world and provides the perfect setting for his book, The Dead Boys.

As a kid, Royce dreamed of making up fantasy stories. He loved 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Phantom Tollbooth and The Hobbit. He collected comic books, watched Jaws at nine years old, then Star Wars at eleven and Alien at thirteen. He was even a Dungeons & Dragons nerd and created his own imaginary worlds.

As an adult, Royce obtained an English degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and received his law degree from the University of Oregon, paving the way for a job as a prosecuting attorney. It was his work as a prosecutor and his love of fantasy that led him to write Demonkeeper.

Demonkeeper began as a short story inspired by a street kid Buckingham used to prosecute regularly in juvenile court. He was thirteen, had a green Mohawk, and Buckingham would see him downtown begging change. One day he disappeared, and nobody seemed to notice. Even his parents didn't seem to know where he'd gone, or care. Buckingham imagined the chaos of street life as a monster that rose and ate him up while people weren't paying attention, as it does with so many lost children. He wrote a screenplay from that story. The script evolved into a much more lighthearted and fun tale than the original short story, but the message remained--kids need stability, family and a home.

His longtime goal of being published became a reality after 13 years of writing in his spare time. In 2005, he hit a home run, selling his first book Demonkeeper to both Putnam and 20th Century Fox within a month of each other. Demonkeeper then hit the bestseller list in Germany. He now has five books to his credit and continues to write in his dwindling spare time.

Buckingham lives in Bellingham, WA with his beautiful wife, whom he met in the courtroom when she came to cover one of his criminal cases as a reporter. They now have two fabulous boys who help with his books and a huge black hound from the dog pound. Thankfully none have been eaten by demons...or goblins...or mutated trees.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get Ready for a Wild Ride!, May 23, 2007
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You know those cracks in the sidewalk that seem to leap up and trip you when you aren't paying attention? You'll never see them the same way again! You'll laugh, you'll be amazed, and you'll be like us--holding our breath until the next one comes out!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Gory Read, May 23, 2007
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This book will really sink its teeth into you! Clever characters and exciting action sequences propel you from the first page to the last. Plus, there's just the right amount of blood, guts, and gore to delight readers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down!, March 23, 2010
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This book is awesome! I love the characters and the story. It's fast paced, scary (but not too scary), and funny too! I hope there is a sequel because I want to keep reading more! It would make a great movie too!
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I'm lonely, Nat thought. Read the first page
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Thin Man, Yatabe the Wanderer, Queen Anne Hill, Sandra Nertz, Pike Place Market, Ian Fortusss, Pioneer Square, Practical Teen
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