Klise, Kate. Till
Death Do US Bark
Harcourt Brace/Houghton
Mifflin 2011 109p 15.99 978-0-547-40036-5 elm/ms VG-BN Supernatural
Seymour
Hope finds a new friend in his dog Secret, but there is too much controversy in
town following the death of Secret’s owner, Noah Breth, and the two conniving
children who hope to inherit all $7 million of Noah’s fortune. The Klise sisters continue their legacy of
entertaining readers with their creative stories told in letter format with
volume 3 of their series, “54 Old Cemetery Road.” In this charming continuation, Seymour Hope
finds a dog and attempts to hide the name of its owner from his “adopted”
parents, ghost story writer Ignatius B. Grumply, and his ghostly sidekick,
Olive C. Spence. Their ghostly abode is
called Spence Mansion, in the town of Ghastly, of course! There is conflict right from the beginning as
Olive’s cat, Shadow, simply despises Secret, and Secret annoys everyone with
his bark! Enter the fighting sister and
brother of the former owner of the dog, a millionaire who left $7 million in
coins all around town to keep everyone guessing and to thwart the attempts of
his two ungrateful children to simply prance into a fortune. What fun young readers will have figuring
out the names like that of attorney, Rita O’Bitt, and dead millionaire, Noah
Breth! Naturally, the objectionable
children are Kanine Breth and Kitty Breth!
By using this format which has been so adeptly penned and illustrated,
the Klise sisters teach young readers that everyone can change. There are other little surprises along the
way, all designed to keep readers turning the pages. In this third volume, readers will not be
disappointed. greedy
siblings learn that $ isn’t everything Martha Squaresky
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