Horton Halfpott
Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
 | Authors: By Tom Angleberger Imprint: Amulet Books ISBN: 1-4197-0169-X EAN: 9781419701696 Availability: In Stock Publishing Date: 3/1/2012 Trim Size: 5 x 7 1/2 Page Count: 240 Cover: Paperback Illustrations: | Price:
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About the book
Tom Angleberger’s farcical middle-grade mystery begins when M’Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it has never been loosened before!), thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. When, as a result of “the Loosening,” the precious family heirloom, the Luggertuck Lump (quite literally a lump), goes missing, the Luggertucks look for someone to blame. Is it Horton Halfpott, the good-natured but lowly kitchen boy who can’t tell a lie? Or one of the many colorful cast members in this romp of a mystery that combines supreme silliness with a tale of a young hero with heart.
About the author
Tom Angleberger is the bestselling author of
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, which won the 2010 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for middle readers,
Darth Paper Strikes Back, and
Horton Halfpott, which
Kirkus dubbed “a romp from start to finish.” He lives in Christiansburg, Virginia, with his wife, author and illustrator Cece Bell.