The Return of Death Eric [Paperback]

Sam Llewellyn (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up

What do you mean you've never heard of Death Eric?  Eric Thrashmettle is only, like, the singer and lead guitarist of the most famous and influential rock band ever known.  Ask your dad.

Eric has two kids: Lulubelle Flower Fairy and Living Buddha Thrashmettle.  For obvious reasons, they prefer to be called Lou and Buddy.  And they often find their dad very embarrassing. He hasn't performed in years--not since a raven pooped in his eye at the Chickenstock Festival.  But now his triple-platinum credit card has been cut up, the bank account is empty, and the Lamorari is out of gas.  His kids want their credit cards back, so Lou and Buddy must abandon all self-respect and get their terminally embarrassing dad back on the road.

Desperate times mean desperate measures. Protect your ears, kids! It's the return of Death Eric.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8–Infamous metal band Death Eric hasn't played a gig since their lead singer, Eric Thrashmettle, convinced himself that he was cursed by a raven at the Chickenstock music festival. Oblivious to everything going on around him, he now lives a quiet life shut away in his estate with a team of servants and his two children, Lulubelle Flower Fairy, who goes by Lou, and Living Buddha, aka Buddy. Things take a bad turn when Eric's manager mysteriously disappears along with the Thrashmettle fortune. Left without working credit cards, Lou and Buddy take it upon themselves to try to get the band back together to lay some tracks, play some shows, and make some money. Ridiculous scenarios, silly names, and bad puns ensue as the two children work behind the scenes to get the band back on track. Fans of the reality show The Osbournes will be amused by the clueless, Ozzyesque way that Eric Thrashmettle interacts with his children and his surroundings. The story drags a bit in the middle, with each new obstacle facing the children more preposterous than the last. However, reluctant readers may be entertained by the absurd plot that, like many aging rockers, doesn't know when to quit.–Michelle Roberts, Merrick Library, NY
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About the Author

It is sad but true that Sam Llewellyn very nearly was a rock star, and can still be spotted playing the guitar loudly in some very odd places. But until the record contract arrives, his day job is writing books for children, teens, and adults, including Little Darlings.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (October 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080278951X
• ISBN-13: 978-0802789518
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,450,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny characters, December 15, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Return of Death Eric (Hardcover)

This is a good book for anyone interested in music. The main character has such humorous traits that my[...] and I are still laughing at them. I recommend it for middle school kids.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, February 3, 2007

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This review is from: The Return of Death Eric (Paperback)

Death Eric are the biggest heavy metal band in the world. Or at least, they were. Following a freak accident at a show involving a raven, Eric Thrashmettle, front man of Death Eric, decides to take an indefinite hiatus from the world of heavy metal.

Jump start years later, when Eric's two children, Lou and Buddy, discover that their lavish and luxurious lives have been cut short due to a lack of funds. They decide to take it upon themselves to reunite the band for a reunion tour and bring back the metal.

But rounding up lost members seems to be a bit more difficult than Lou and Buddy expected. With the help of a book of fairy-tales and their nanny, Lou and Buddy manage to round up the remaining members of the band-- Fingers Trubshaw and Kenyatta McClatter, the eccentric bassist and drummer who would rather be mowing lawns and serving fish and chips.

The goal is to make it to the big show and have everyone in a twenty-mile radius head-banging until their necks are sore, but will Death Eric be able to pull it off? Will Lou and Buddy retrieve the lost funds? And will Eric Thrashmettle get over his perpetual phobia of scavenging black birds?

Despite what happens, be sure to expect a lot of fun characters and heavy metal references, and an overall fun-for-the-entire-family satire.

Cheers to S.L.

Reviewed by: Long Nguyen