“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!”
–Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
This second novel in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series begins right where Professor Gargoyle ended. Seventh-grader Robert Arthur has discovered that two of his classmates are actually sinister snake-women in disguise. Even worse, his new middle school is full of “gates” to a terrifying alternate dimension – a haunted mansion full of strange spirits and monstrous beasts. For Robert to protect his teachers and classmates, he'll need to return to this haunted dimension with his best friends Glenn and Karina. Can they uncover the secrets of Lovecraft Middle School before it's too late?
The Slither Sisters features more bizarre beasts, more strange mysteries, and more adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art “morphing” photo portrait – so you can personally witness the sisters transforming into their slithering alter egos. You won't believe your eyes!
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“Middle school memories won't be the same once you jump into Charles Gilman's Tales From Lovecraft Middle School series.”—Florida Times-Union
“If you like Monster High or Harry Potter, you will really like this book...”—Sacramento Book Review
“...fast, fun, and adequately disgusting.”—Booklist
“The lenticular covers alone makes the Tales From Lovercraft Middle School books worth buying. But the books are really good, too.”—Super Punch
“[Slither Sisters is] another slightly creepy, often funny read...[that is] worth a look for fans of Spiderwick and the ever-living Goosebumps.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Tales from Lovecraft Middle School is perfect for younger paranormal fans and a great way to have a good time that scares you just enough to keep the pages turning.”—BookSlut
“These books are hilarious and gross and charming and bizarre and, basically, totally entertaining.”—Ben H. Winters, author The Mystery of the Everything and The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman, a Bank Street Best Book of 2011 and an Edgar Award nominee
“If you like Monster High or Harry Potter, you will really like this book...”—Sacramento Book Review
“...fast, fun, and adequately disgusting.”—Booklist
“The lenticular covers alone makes the Tales From Lovercraft Middle School books worth buying. But the books are really good, too.”—Super Punch
“[Slither Sisters is] another slightly creepy, often funny read...[that is] worth a look for fans of Spiderwick and the ever-living Goosebumps.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Tales from Lovecraft Middle School is perfect for younger paranormal fans and a great way to have a good time that scares you just enough to keep the pages turning.”—BookSlut
“These books are hilarious and gross and charming and bizarre and, basically, totally entertaining.”—Ben H. Winters, author The Mystery of the Everything and The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman, a Bank Street Best Book of 2011 and an Edgar Award nominee
About the Author
Charles Gilman is an alias of Jason Rekulak, an editor who lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children. When he's not dreaming up new tales of Lovecraft Middle School, he's biking along the fetid banks of the Schuylkill River, in search of two-headed rats and other horrific beasts.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine™ Review
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This is a well done middle years children's book.
The book is in a chapter book format, nineteen chapters in all. It is a visual treat from the faux royal bookbinding to the 3-D cover to the perfect illustrations for the book.
The topic is scary without being terrifying. Back in the day, my kids liked Goosebumps, but some of the stories were a little too much for the target age range.
Beware, take care or spoilers follow ...
The story takes place around Lovecraft Middle School (MS), and the protagonists are two boys and their ghostly girlfriend who they rescued in the previous book.
The MS was built from the stones of an old manor that was used by a scientist cum warlock, and the warlock is using the stones to create portals back from his pocket dimension filled with monsters to the school. He must be stopped, and this is where our intrepid kids come in.
Who would believe the kids? Worse yet, any of the teachers could be in on the plot! The villain has perfected a way of having monsters take over the bodies of the kids and staff!
The story is set-up in a mystery fashion, and like any good middle years book, all the clues to the solution are spelled out in advance. That is hard to do, and the author, Charles Gilman - a nome de plume with a nod toward's Lovecraft's tale, "Shadow over Innsmouth," does it perfectly.
The plot twist at the end sets up the next book.
Nicely done, and I have already ordered the next book in the series.
In service,
Rich
The Original Dr Games since 1993
The book is in a chapter book format, nineteen chapters in all. It is a visual treat from the faux royal bookbinding to the 3-D cover to the perfect illustrations for the book.
The topic is scary without being terrifying. Back in the day, my kids liked Goosebumps, but some of the stories were a little too much for the target age range.
Beware, take care or spoilers follow ...
The story takes place around Lovecraft Middle School (MS), and the protagonists are two boys and their ghostly girlfriend who they rescued in the previous book.
The MS was built from the stones of an old manor that was used by a scientist cum warlock, and the warlock is using the stones to create portals back from his pocket dimension filled with monsters to the school. He must be stopped, and this is where our intrepid kids come in.
Who would believe the kids? Worse yet, any of the teachers could be in on the plot! The villain has perfected a way of having monsters take over the bodies of the kids and staff!
The story is set-up in a mystery fashion, and like any good middle years book, all the clues to the solution are spelled out in advance. That is hard to do, and the author, Charles Gilman - a nome de plume with a nod toward's Lovecraft's tale, "Shadow over Innsmouth," does it perfectly.
The plot twist at the end sets up the next book.
Nicely done, and I have already ordered the next book in the series.
In service,
Rich
The Original Dr Games since 1993
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've been fan of H. P. Lovecraft for 42 years, so "Tales From Lovecraft Middle School" was enough of a lure for me. I still have my childhood TV-shaped pencil sharpener with a lenticular "screen", so this book's lenticular cover was a happy surprise. The Price sisters change from pretty, normal-looking girls, to pretty girls with pale green, scaly skin, snake eyes, and cute snakes for hair. If you gently move the book back and forth, you can make the change a partial one.
However pretty I find the Price sisters on the cover, within the pages they're scary enough. No, they don't have Medusa's powers, but they're deadly all the same. Our young hero, Robert Arthur, finds that out well before the climax. He copes much better than I would have when I was 12. I'd have been a gibbering wreck.
There are plenty of references to delight the Lovecraft fan. Not only is Lovecraft Middle School located in Dunwich, Massachusetts, its indoor pool is known as the Wilbur Whateley Memorial Natatorium. The librarian's last name is Lavinia. Crawford Tillinghast is the behind-the-scenes villain. Several other characters have first or last names that come from Lovecraft. "Gilman," the author's pseudonym, was a family name in another of Lovecraft's fictional towns, Innsmouth. The illustration on page six shows a portrait of Howard Philiips Lovecraft on the wall behind Mrs. Polyps, the school secretary's, desk. Love the school crest!
I haven't read the first volume, but, as series usually do, enough information about What Has Gone On Before is given to help the new reader. The fate Tillinghast has planned for Lovecraft Middle School students is appalling, as are the implications of what Robert does to save himself and Glenn in chapter 18. The elderly librarian and her marine biologist husband are the only still-human adults who aren't clueless. What Warren Lavinia shows Robert and his friend, Glenn, in chapter 13 is bad enough. His news in the last chapter is worse.
I like the ghost character, Karina, although her fate isn't a happy one. Rat fans will likely take to Robert's two-headed member of the species, Pip and Squeak. Robert is the kind of kid who is better than he thinks. His friend and former bully, Glenn, is an able second. The Halloween dance lobby decoration sounds cool. The escapes are narrow and the main plot strong enough for several books. I like the ad for the next one, Teacher's Pest, at the book's end.
I posted a couple of questions through the Lovecraft Middle School website's contact form to which the author kindly replied. Robert Arthur was named for the Robert Arthur, Jr. who wrote the Three Investigators series. The copyright page lists three cover models. Damien is the snake.
If I were a middle school student, I'm sure I would have enjoyed this book even more. I was one of those unpopular, bullied kids back when I was in junior high, as my middle school was called. Robert's more mundane experiences bring back not-so-fond memories. I definitely recommend this book for horror fans.
However pretty I find the Price sisters on the cover, within the pages they're scary enough. No, they don't have Medusa's powers, but they're deadly all the same. Our young hero, Robert Arthur, finds that out well before the climax. He copes much better than I would have when I was 12. I'd have been a gibbering wreck.
There are plenty of references to delight the Lovecraft fan. Not only is Lovecraft Middle School located in Dunwich, Massachusetts, its indoor pool is known as the Wilbur Whateley Memorial Natatorium. The librarian's last name is Lavinia. Crawford Tillinghast is the behind-the-scenes villain. Several other characters have first or last names that come from Lovecraft. "Gilman," the author's pseudonym, was a family name in another of Lovecraft's fictional towns, Innsmouth. The illustration on page six shows a portrait of Howard Philiips Lovecraft on the wall behind Mrs. Polyps, the school secretary's, desk. Love the school crest!
I haven't read the first volume, but, as series usually do, enough information about What Has Gone On Before is given to help the new reader. The fate Tillinghast has planned for Lovecraft Middle School students is appalling, as are the implications of what Robert does to save himself and Glenn in chapter 18. The elderly librarian and her marine biologist husband are the only still-human adults who aren't clueless. What Warren Lavinia shows Robert and his friend, Glenn, in chapter 13 is bad enough. His news in the last chapter is worse.
I like the ghost character, Karina, although her fate isn't a happy one. Rat fans will likely take to Robert's two-headed member of the species, Pip and Squeak. Robert is the kind of kid who is better than he thinks. His friend and former bully, Glenn, is an able second. The Halloween dance lobby decoration sounds cool. The escapes are narrow and the main plot strong enough for several books. I like the ad for the next one, Teacher's Pest, at the book's end.
I posted a couple of questions through the Lovecraft Middle School website's contact form to which the author kindly replied. Robert Arthur was named for the Robert Arthur, Jr. who wrote the Three Investigators series. The copyright page lists three cover models. Damien is the snake.
If I were a middle school student, I'm sure I would have enjoyed this book even more. I was one of those unpopular, bullied kids back when I was in junior high, as my middle school was called. Robert's more mundane experiences bring back not-so-fond memories. I definitely recommend this book for horror fans.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine™ Review
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They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but the cover featuring two snake headed girls persuaded me to select his book. The story's intended middle school audience should love this book filled with monster's, ghosts, a two-headed pet rat, and all manner of gross, disgusting, and creepy things.
This former middle school teacher got caught up in the story quickly and finished the book in a couple days. It's a well written book with engaging characters, uncanny setting, danger, and suspense that makes it difficult to put the book down.
I liked this book so much that I'll be ordering the first of the series and the one that will follow this one. Know a middle schooler who's a reluctant reader? Hand him or her "The Slither Sisters" and watch what happens.
This former middle school teacher got caught up in the story quickly and finished the book in a couple days. It's a well written book with engaging characters, uncanny setting, danger, and suspense that makes it difficult to put the book down.
I liked this book so much that I'll be ordering the first of the series and the one that will follow this one. Know a middle schooler who's a reluctant reader? Hand him or her "The Slither Sisters" and watch what happens.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Kids not engaged, but it looks cool!
I thought this looked like a book my fantasy/sci-fi obsessed kids would enjoy. My son is 9 and has read Harry Potter and many other fantasy and sci-fi series to himself. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Benjamin McGough
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scary fun suitable for middle-grade-schoolers
My 9-year-old, who enjoys Goosebumps and Wizards of Waverly Place, liked this book, which is nice because it can be difficult to find chapter books suitable for "average" readers... Read more
Published 2 days ago by plyopowerd
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute Lovecraftian Book for Young Kids
This is a cute little Lovcraftian book for school-age kids. I think the holographic cover will catch their eye and the illustrations inside will keep them interested too. Read more
Published 3 days ago by FogCityBookGal
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read
This is one of those books similar to the Goosebump series. Creepy enough to create a spooky image in teens and just enough to keep adults intrigued. Read more
Published 9 days ago by K. Ward
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and just creepy enough
The Slither Sisters picks up right where Professor Gargolye (book 1) leaves off. Robert and company have defeated the Professor and are hoping that things will return to normal. Read more
Published 10 days ago by ephany77
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book that is too short!
My 12 year old son loves the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. This is his review:
Slither Sisters is a clever and smart book that is much to short. Read more
Slither Sisters is a clever and smart book that is much to short. Read more
Published 14 days ago by M. T. Van Campen
4.0 out of 5 stars
I would have given this a 3.5 stars
This is a pretty good book but I do have a few problems with it first this book is way to short it will only take you like an hour to read and it also takes a while for it to... Read more
Published 24 days ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, if a little short
Besides having cover art that is a fun item by itself, the story of what is going down in Lovecraft Middle School is good entertainment. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Jill Florio
3.0 out of 5 stars
Monster stories with cool covers (3.5 stars)
Twelve-year old Robert Arthur is warming up to the challenge of confronting the monsters that have made the brand new Lovecraft Middle School their portal into our world. Read more
Published 29 days ago by J. Green
5.0 out of 5 stars
Total Hit
Although my sixth grade boys loved reading Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle, I was afraid that they would shy away from The Slither Sisters because of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by MH
