Loomis was simply frustrated, that he was trying to prevent a terrible thing from happening again.').

everyone in the class listened without protest. He does, however, occasionally tell instead of showing ('. I like how the author says relatively deadpan, even when introducing fantastical elements. The book's spine appeared to be an actual spine-the bright white vertebrae of what might be a snake or lizard.' () On its surface was an open book, facedown. 'Robert approached a round wooden table in the center of the room. He'd never experienced anything that might have prepared him for a swarm of wild rats.' () He spent his days in school he spent his nights doing homework and messing around on the computer. He had the same interests and hobbies as a million other twelve-year-old boys. 'Up until this moment, Robert's life had been fairly quiet and ordinary.

Here are a couple of examples of Gilman's prose: I thought that the resolution of Robert's relationship with Glenn happened a bit quickly, but relationship dynamics are hardly the point of the book.

The plotting in Professor Gargoyle is fast-paced and action-filled, with opportunities for kids to show bravery and cleverness. There are also a few interior black and white illustrations, keeping the book reader-friendly for young readers. I do think it may make younger kids pick up the book (though it may also make adult readers NOT pick up the book). Yingling called it the best part of the book). You see the professor as a regular older teacher, or as a demon. Professor Gargoyle has an eye-catching cover, one of those ones that changes depending on what angle you hold the book at. However, he soon discovers a stairway to a mysterious old attic (one that makes no sense at all as part of Lovecraft Middle School), an intelligent two-headed rat, and a teacher who isn't what he appears. He thinks that his biggest problems will be finding someone to sit with at lunch, and staying out of bully Glenn's way. Robert is the only one of his friends to be assigned to the brand new Lovecraft Middle School. Although set in a middle school, it's actual a quick middle grade read, one that I think will appeal to dormant / reluctant readers. Professor Gargoyle is the first book in the new L ovecraft Middle School horror series from Quirk Books. Book: Professor Gargoyle (Lovecraft Middle School, Book 1)

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