Blog Tour: The Legend of the Pumpkin Thief by Charles Day
As the townsfolk sleep, something creeps into the
neighborhood. Hidden in shadows, its presence is as old as time itself, its
intent not born of goodness.
The Legend of the Pumpkin Thief by Charles Day
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
Publisher: Tantrum Books
Nick, a teenager who fancies himself a detective, wakes to
find his carved masterpiece missing. Now a mystery is afoot, and Nick has his
first assignment, to find out who or what is snatching up the town’s pumpkins
and why.
Unfortunately, as with all great detectives, obstacles stand
in Nick’s way—the neighborhood bully and his cronies, and the strange old lady
and her dog who share the run-down house at the end of Nick’s block. As Nick
investigates, an urban legend unravels . . . .
The Legend of The Pumpkin Thief.
Nick fears the legend as he embarks on the most dangerous
adventure of his young life. Collecting clues, getting ever closer to the true
nature of evil, he learns that curiosity comes with a high price.
This spooky holiday read is well aimed at upper elementary and middle grade school students. It is a combination of mystery and adventure with a dose of coming of age. It has the elements of growing past your youngest years and trying to be accepted by a cooler crowd, while not getting the stuffing beat out of you. It centers on Halloween when of course kids like to be scared... to a point.
Nick is the main character but well supported by his younger sister and balanced by the neighborhood bully. I just did not appreciate how the dog was treated. It also shows how we no longer care about our neighbors as we used to.
The book ends with the possibility of a sequel.
Nick is the main character but well supported by his younger sister and balanced by the neighborhood bully. I just did not appreciate how the dog was treated. It also shows how we no longer care about our neighbors as we used to.
The book ends with the possibility of a sequel.
Charles Day is the Horror Writer Association’s Mentor
Program Chairperson, Co-Chair for the NY/LI Chapter, and a member of the HWA
Library committee. He is also a member of the New England Horror Writers
Association, the American Library Association, and the Young Adult Library
Services Association.
He is also the Bram Stoker Award® nominated author of the YA
novel, THE LEGEND OF THE PUMPKIN THIEF. He’s also published his first adult
novel DEEP WITHIN and the first book in his Adventures of Kyle McGerrt trilogy,
a YA western heroic fantasy, THE HUNT FOR THE GHOULISH BARTENDER, and his first
coauthored novel with Mark Taylor, REDEMPTION
His forthcoming publications and projects in development for
2014 include a comic book series
based on the ADVENTURES OF KYLE McGERRT trilogy, his first
middle grade series, THE
UNDERDWELLERS, and his third YA novel, IMMORTAL FAMILY.
On the publishing business side of things, Charles is the
owner of Day Media and Publishing in New York, which houses the successful
imprints, Evil Jester Press, Evil Jester Comics, and Hidden Thoughts Press
(mental wellness collections,)
He’s also an artist and illustrator, who is passionate about
creating the many characters he’s brought to life in his published, or soon to
be published works. You can find out more about his upcoming writing projects,
check out his illustrations and art, or find out what he’s cooking up next with
that evil dudeinthebox, the evil Jester, by visiting his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/charles.day.92
https://www.facebook.com/charles.day.92
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This book sounds good. My daughter is nine but we read together most nights and this one seems like it's right up our alley:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura!!