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Hunchback Assignments
By Slade, Arthur
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2009
Gr 6-10 What do you get when you combine elements of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and Alan Moore's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"? You get this exciting steampunk adventure. And though Slade borrows from the classics, the story is original and a fun read. Modo, a young hunchback, is rescued from a traveling freak show by the mysterious Victorian Englishman, Mr. Socrates. He is raised in isolatio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on September 22, 2009
- The story offers cloak-and-dagger intrigue in a well-realized and convincing world. - The characters are strong and d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
