基本信息·出版社：Scholastic Paperbacks ·页码：144 页 ·出版日期：2006年05月 ·ISBN：0439730171 ·条形码：9780439730174 ·装帧：平装 ·正文语种 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Scholastic Paperbacks
·页码：144 页
·出版日期：2006年05月
·ISBN：0439730171
·条形码：9780439730174
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Unlikely Exploits Trilogy
·外文书名：奇幻探险2: 神秘的继承人
内容简介 In this second Unlikely Exploit, Fergal McNally's brain--last seen in a pickling jar in the basement of Sacred Heart Hospital--is stolen, and the remaining McNally children find themselves mysteriously drawn to Fishbone Forest and the forgotten crumbling mansion that lies at its heart. There they meet the terrifying, teddy-bear-clutching Mr. Maggs, who has a fondness for riddles and is making big plans to change the world...which all sounds rather unlikely, doesn't it?
编辑推荐 From School Library Journal Grade 4-6–Young Fergal McNally died in
The Fall of Fergal (Holt, 2004), and in this sequel, his preserved brain has been stolen and it's up to his siblings to get it back. Unfortunately, this is no easy task as it's being held by the terrifying Mr. Maggs in a dilapidated mansion located in the heart of Fishbone Forest, from which no one has ever emerged alive. Ardagh's meandering narrative, loaded with deadpan humor and macabre details, and the many events and characters will make this entry hard to follow without having read the first book. Excellent black-and-white illustrations add to the book's creepiness.
–Heather Ulesoo, New York Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From AudioFile Joe Barrett brings to life this Second Unlikely Exploit of the McNally siblings. Barrett's even pacing easily carries the listener along as the McNally children attempt to recover Fergal McNally's pickled brain. Tension builds in Barrett's voice as the children venture into the forbidden Fishbone Forest, encountering several eccentric characters. But don't dismay, Barrett brings a smile to the listen with the humor and new vocabulary sprinkled throughout the story. The plot device of the split story is abrupt in audio but is smoothed as much as possible by Barrett's tone and natural pauses. Even Barrett's unidentifiable accent helps convey the odd happenings in the unidentified country of the McNally children. W.V.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. Review The second of Ardagh's Unlikely Exploits series takes the poor but unusually gifted McNally sibs into dreaded Fishbone Forest to reclaim the pilfered brain of their recently deceased youngest member, Fergal. Though they encounter several new characters-notably Mr. Maggs, a menacing, not-exactly-human brain surgeon cradling a teddy bear and scheming to resurrect Cary Grant, make all numbers even, and similar horrors-and do accomplish their goal (sort of), the plot tends to be elbowed aside by backtracking expeditions, authorial asides, and seemingly inexplicable occurrences. The oppressively rain-soaked setting, and Roberts's vignettes of misshapen figures with madly staring eyes, give the tale a Lemony taste (as in Snicket)-but it reads more like a set-up for future episodes than a self-contained story. (Fiction. 9-11) (Kirkus Reviews)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "Excellent black-and-white illustrations add to the book's creepiness."
--School Library Journal --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
