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The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe #2
Tüyler Ürperten Gece Yarısı
Edgar ve Allan Poe kardeşlerin serüvenleri tüm heyecanıyla devam ediyor...
Birbirinin eşi iki kişi, hem dışları bir, hem içleri,
Okuyabilirler birbirlerinin zihinlerini...
Edgar ve Allan Poe kardeşlerin mizah, gizem, hayaletler, tuhaf araba plakaları, şifreli e-postalarla dolu yepyeni serüvenlerine hoş geldiniz!
Edgar ve Allan, kendilerini çılgın bir deney için kullanmak isteyen baş düşmanları Profesör Perry'i zekice planlarıyla alt ettikten sonra bütün ülkede ünlü olurlar. Büyük-büyük-büyük-büyük amcaları Edgar Allan Poe'nun hayatı üzerine çekilecek filmde kedileri Roderick Usher ile birlikte rol almak üzere New Orleans'a giderler. Ancak orada da hayatları tehlikededir, çünkü şimdi başka birileri peşlerindedir. Acaba Poe Kardeşler filmdeki rol arkadaşları Em ve Milly Dickinson ikizleri, öbür dünyada yaşayan ataları ve yeni tanıştıkları hayaletlerin yardımlarıyla yeni düşmanlarını yenebilecekler midir?
Birbirinin eşi iki kişi, hem dışları bir, hem içleri,
Okuyabilirler birbirlerinin zihinlerini...
Edgar ve Allan Poe kardeşlerin mizah, gizem, hayaletler, tuhaf araba plakaları, şifreli e-postalarla dolu yepyeni serüvenlerine hoş geldiniz!
Edgar ve Allan, kendilerini çılgın bir deney için kullanmak isteyen baş düşmanları Profesör Perry'i zekice planlarıyla alt ettikten sonra bütün ülkede ünlü olurlar. Büyük-büyük-büyük-büyük amcaları Edgar Allan Poe'nun hayatı üzerine çekilecek filmde kedileri Roderick Usher ile birlikte rol almak üzere New Orleans'a giderler. Ancak orada da hayatları tehlikededir, çünkü şimdi başka birileri peşlerindedir. Acaba Poe Kardeşler filmdeki rol arkadaşları Em ve Milly Dickinson ikizleri, öbür dünyada yaşayan ataları ve yeni tanıştıkları hayaletlerin yardımlarıyla yeni düşmanlarını yenebilecekler midir?
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First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Gordon McAlpine
32 books95 followersGordon McAlpine (who sometimes writes as “Owen Fitzstephen”) is the author of Mystery Box (2003), Hammett Unwritten (2013), Woman With a Blue Pencil (2015), Holmes Untangled (2018), and After Oz (2024) –- all shape-shifting novels that play fast and loose with the mystery genre, as well as a middle-grade trilogy, The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe. He’s also the co-author of the non-fiction book The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 MPH. He has taught creative writing and literature at U.C. Irvine, U.C.L.A., and Chapman University. He lives with his wife Julie in Southern California. “Owen Fitzstephen,” by the way, is the name of a character, a dissolute, alcoholic writer, in Hammett’s The Dain Curse.
Gordon McAlpine has been described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a gifted stylist, with clean, clear and muscular prose.” A native Californian, he attended the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at the University of California, Irvine.
Once Upon a Midnight Eerie is Mr. McAlpine’s latest book and is the the second volume in his middle-grade trilogy, “The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe”. Publisher’s Weekly describes the book as a “gumbo of jokes, codes, treasure, history, mystery and assorted literary references.” It was published by Viking in April, 2014.
The Tell-Tale Start, published in 2013, is the first book in “The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe”. Publisher’s Weekly writes in a starred review of the award winning audio version of The Tell-Tale Start: “Entertaining and original….Endlessly fun and ultimately very satisfying on every level.”
In February 2013, Seventh Street Books published Hammett Unwritten, a literary mystery novel that revolves around the life of the great detective novelist Dashiell Hammett. Reviews of the novel have been stellar and the novel has appeared on top ten lists for the year.
The Los Angeles Times called Mr. McAlpine’s first novel, Joy in Mudville, an “imaginative mix of history, humor and fantasy…fanciful and surprising”, and The West Coast Review of Books called it “a minor miracle.” Joy in Mudville was re-released in a new e-book edition in late summer 2012.
The Way of Baseball, Finding Stillness at 95 MPH, is a non fiction book and was published by Simon & Schuster in June 2011 to outstanding reviews. Written in collaboration with Major League All-Star Shawn Green, the book illuminates the spiritual practices that enabled Green to “bring stillness into the flow of life.”
The Persistence of Memory, his second novel, was published by the distinguished British publisher Peter Owen Ltd., and his young adult novel, Mystery Box, was published by Cricket Books to critical praise.
Mr. McAlpine has published short stories and book reviews in journals and anthologies both in the U.S.A and abroad. His short story “The Happiest Place” appears in the Akashic Press anthology, Orange County Noir. He has chaired and taught creative writing in the Master of Fine Arts Program at Chapman University in Orange, California, as well as fiction writing classes at U.C.L.A and U.C. Irvine. In his twenties, he developed video games and wrote scripts for film and television.
He is a member of the Author’s Guild and PEN, and he is president of the board of directors of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. He lives with his wife Julie in Southern California.
Gordon McAlpine has been described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a gifted stylist, with clean, clear and muscular prose.” A native Californian, he attended the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at the University of California, Irvine.
Once Upon a Midnight Eerie is Mr. McAlpine’s latest book and is the the second volume in his middle-grade trilogy, “The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe”. Publisher’s Weekly describes the book as a “gumbo of jokes, codes, treasure, history, mystery and assorted literary references.” It was published by Viking in April, 2014.
The Tell-Tale Start, published in 2013, is the first book in “The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe”. Publisher’s Weekly writes in a starred review of the award winning audio version of The Tell-Tale Start: “Entertaining and original….Endlessly fun and ultimately very satisfying on every level.”
In February 2013, Seventh Street Books published Hammett Unwritten, a literary mystery novel that revolves around the life of the great detective novelist Dashiell Hammett. Reviews of the novel have been stellar and the novel has appeared on top ten lists for the year.
The Los Angeles Times called Mr. McAlpine’s first novel, Joy in Mudville, an “imaginative mix of history, humor and fantasy…fanciful and surprising”, and The West Coast Review of Books called it “a minor miracle.” Joy in Mudville was re-released in a new e-book edition in late summer 2012.
The Way of Baseball, Finding Stillness at 95 MPH, is a non fiction book and was published by Simon & Schuster in June 2011 to outstanding reviews. Written in collaboration with Major League All-Star Shawn Green, the book illuminates the spiritual practices that enabled Green to “bring stillness into the flow of life.”
The Persistence of Memory, his second novel, was published by the distinguished British publisher Peter Owen Ltd., and his young adult novel, Mystery Box, was published by Cricket Books to critical praise.
Mr. McAlpine has published short stories and book reviews in journals and anthologies both in the U.S.A and abroad. His short story “The Happiest Place” appears in the Akashic Press anthology, Orange County Noir. He has chaired and taught creative writing in the Master of Fine Arts Program at Chapman University in Orange, California, as well as fiction writing classes at U.C.L.A and U.C. Irvine. In his twenties, he developed video games and wrote scripts for film and television.
He is a member of the Author’s Guild and PEN, and he is president of the board of directors of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. He lives with his wife Julie in Southern California.
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December 31, 2016
Poe twins meets the Dickson twins. it was so cute. midnight trip to cemetery which includes ghost tours. finding pirate's treasure. shooting for movie. Edgar Allan Poe's attempts to communicate. all in all very creative & fun just like the first in series.
September 4, 2022
4.5+ stars
What a completely charming book! I am smitten. It’s smart and witty and entertaining. It has adult literary references. It has a great Halloween vibe. It was a delight from start to finish.
There is a lot going on for such a short book: The Poe twins are on a movie set as bit actors; twins Em and Millie Dickinson are introduced; they go on a ghost tour and hunt for pirate treasure; and book one’s villain’s mother and daughter plot the twins’ demise. These plot elements are perfectly balanced. Surprisingly, the movie and the villains are only a small part of the book, and it works beautifully. (I loved the pun of the ghost tour.)
I did not read the first book before reading this second one. I was able to understand it fine, though I was probably spoiled on key plot points on the first book. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Not graphic but possibly disturbing—includes a drawing of two ghosts holding decapitated heads
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What a completely charming book! I am smitten. It’s smart and witty and entertaining. It has adult literary references. It has a great Halloween vibe. It was a delight from start to finish.
There is a lot going on for such a short book: The Poe twins are on a movie set as bit actors; twins Em and Millie Dickinson are introduced; they go on a ghost tour and hunt for pirate treasure; and book one’s villain’s mother and daughter plot the twins’ demise. These plot elements are perfectly balanced. Surprisingly, the movie and the villains are only a small part of the book, and it works beautifully. (I loved the pun of the ghost tour.)
I did not read the first book before reading this second one. I was able to understand it fine, though I was probably spoiled on key plot points on the first book. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Not graphic but possibly disturbing—includes a drawing of two ghosts holding decapitated heads
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June 29, 2017
I love the addition of the great-great-great-great grandnieces of Emily Dickinson! This book delivered again on the gothic tone, the comedy and the mysteries. I enjoy reading about the afterlife and what is happening with the original Edgar Allan Poe. This book had a treasure hunt and a ghost tour and the twins made a movie. All exciting stuff. I enjoyed this book.
October 31, 2017
Another cute book by Gordon McAlpine. 'Once Upon a Midnight Eerie' the sequel to 'Tale-Tell Start', starts off where the first book left off. The Poe twins are sort of famous now. They have also been invited to star in a movie about their great great great great granduncle Edgar Allan Poe. Not only do they get to be apart of a biopic about their granduncle. But they get to play him when he was younger.
The Poe twins also find themselves in danger again. However, this time around they have friends to help them along the way. I thought the friends were the cutest. My kids begged me every night to read this book. My youngest insisted I start book 3 immediately tomorrow.
The Poe twins also find themselves in danger again. However, this time around they have friends to help them along the way. I thought the friends were the cutest. My kids begged me every night to read this book. My youngest insisted I start book 3 immediately tomorrow.
December 20, 2014
This is a true goodreads 2 - it was ok. There was nothing particularly wrong with it, per se, but it just didn't work for me as well as the first one, which I'd given a 3.
It was just less developed. The story of the first one was a bit silly, but it was also kinda of intricate and mysterious. This one was pretty straight-forward, and there wasn't really any tension or suspense.
The addition of Em and Milly Dickinson, another set of twins, was kind of cute, but also a strain on suspension of disbelief - but I did like the references to Dickinson's work, and I also liked and Em and Milly were different from each other, instead of having them be so similar like the Poe twins.
Aside from the overall plot-line just being lackluster, I was also disappointed by Poe's parts being cut down significantly, and those that were there were kinda meh, too.
I'm sure younger kids might still enjoy it, but it just didn't do much for me.
It was just less developed. The story of the first one was a bit silly, but it was also kinda of intricate and mysterious. This one was pretty straight-forward, and there wasn't really any tension or suspense.
The addition of Em and Milly Dickinson, another set of twins, was kind of cute, but also a strain on suspension of disbelief - but I did like the references to Dickinson's work, and I also liked and Em and Milly were different from each other, instead of having them be so similar like the Poe twins.
Aside from the overall plot-line just being lackluster, I was also disappointed by Poe's parts being cut down significantly, and those that were there were kinda meh, too.
I'm sure younger kids might still enjoy it, but it just didn't do much for me.
September 19, 2018
Edgar and Allan Poe are stars of a film about their ancestor, Edgar Allan Poe. But once again, sinister forces are working against them. Humorous throughout like the first one book!
January 7, 2022
There is a lot of interesting action in this relatively small book. Set in New Orleans, there are ghosts and pirates, history, and opportunities for discussion. Death and the afterlife are addressed in ways that are imaginative and non-threatening. Maybe even unique.
October 5, 2015
This is the second book in The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe series. The plot begins immediately after the previous book concludes. In this edition, Edgar and Allan and their guardian aunt and uncle travel to the city of New Orleans, where Edgar and Allan are acting in a movie about their great- great- great- great-uncle, the famous American author Edgar Allan Poe.
The boys have had quite the adventure in rescuing their pet cat Roderick and foiling the evil plot of Professor P. Pangborn Perry in the previous book. Now follow them as film making is the least exciting thing that happens to them. This book contains evil villains, ghosts, creepy cemeteries, allusions to other writers' famous works (Emily Dickinson, Wm. Shakespeare, Whitman), and a satisfying conclusion that only two twins with one brain could create.
Enjoyable and laugh-aloud moments. Two thumbs up.
The boys have had quite the adventure in rescuing their pet cat Roderick and foiling the evil plot of Professor P. Pangborn Perry in the previous book. Now follow them as film making is the least exciting thing that happens to them. This book contains evil villains, ghosts, creepy cemeteries, allusions to other writers' famous works (Emily Dickinson, Wm. Shakespeare, Whitman), and a satisfying conclusion that only two twins with one brain could create.
Enjoyable and laugh-aloud moments. Two thumbs up.
July 16, 2014
Once again, the literary references, puns and wit had me snickering to myself. I'd like to poll some middle-school readers to see if they enjoy the books as much as I do. The storyline is over-the-top, reminiscent of a typical saturday morning cartoon, but then it's a story for kids, so that's probably a good thing. More power to the author if the story makes kids pick up a book by Poe or Dickinson.
February 19, 2015
I read this and the previous novel to my 7 year-old son and we both really enjoy the series. It strikes the right note of age appropriate suspense and humor.
December 22, 2015
An enjoyable sequel. I particularly liked the introduction of the Dickinson twins. Ready to read the 3rd book....
March 4, 2016
Its so cute and quirky. I love it!
July 1, 2016
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November 16, 2021
I had the audiobook of the first installment which I was enjoying so much that yesterday I checked out this installment and requested #3 from the library before I finished #1. So sweetly mischievous and filled with literary allusions and a good ghost story as well. I am going to New Orleans in a couple months and already had plans for a cemetery tour but this book confirmed my desire. And I like the thought of a connection between Poe and Dickinson, which seems obvious. The appearance of Homer and the excellent role played once again ny Roderick Usher were added delights. Looking forward to #3 when it arrives.
February 25, 2024
This adventure with the Poe twins was even more enjoyable than the first. I loved the inclusion of the ghostly mystery and the search for lost pirate treasure. It made the story more exciting.
The interludes with Edgar Allan Poe in the afterlife were humorous and fun, even the part were he hits on Emily Dickinson. Though now I have questions about where his wife is in this afterlife. Also if these are only his many great nephews why is E.A. Poe their spiritual guardian instead of their dead parents?
So many questions, hopefully the third and final book will answer them.
The interludes with Edgar Allan Poe in the afterlife were humorous and fun, even the part were he hits on Emily Dickinson. Though now I have questions about where his wife is in this afterlife. Also if these are only his many great nephews why is E.A. Poe their spiritual guardian instead of their dead parents?
So many questions, hopefully the third and final book will answer them.
October 30, 2021
Oh no! Edgar and Allen were in trouble again... pirate gold, movie makers and a cat napping!!! Poor Roderick!! An old enemy comes back to get the twins, and can their 5times great Uncle Edgar Allen Poe help his nephews from the Animal Languages Department? On to the final installment of this trilogy, "The Pet and the Pendulum".
February 2, 2025
Better than the first in the series. The author gives us “behind the scenes” communications from and to the antagonist and events in heaven that the protagonists don’t know, add in the first. Fun to have another set of identical twins descended from a famous writers family, a movie filling in New Orleans and a ghostly graveyard.
May 22, 2018
Nice easy read. I felt this one had less humor and plot twists than the first one, but still a fun easy read. Introducing the Dickinson twins to the Poe twins was fun. Otherwise, probably a typical middle of the trilogy novel...
August 7, 2025
This is another great adventure of Edgar and Allan Poe. They star in a movie and become close friends to the twin Great- Great-Great Grand Nieces of Emily Dickinson. Together they meet ghosts and solve mysteries.
July 2, 2018
Another cute installment of this series. My favorite part was the ghost tours -- not tours of haunted places, but of ordinary places given by ghosts. Clever!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2019
These are fun books, but a bit too full of themselves to really be as good as they think they are.
November 1, 2020
I definitely preferred the first book of the series.
I think kids would like the ghost portion of the book, but I just felt it was all not that engaging.
I think kids would like the ghost portion of the book, but I just felt it was all not that engaging.
August 9, 2021
Even better than the first. I love the little mystery and the poems used in these books.
December 13, 2023
I thought this book was quirky and clever. The drawback for me was the violence (stabbings and beheadings). However, the idea of twins who can see into the other's mind, sharing thoughts back and forth, is interesting. I will try reading the first one. I listened to this on audio CD because it was available at the library.
December 3, 2016
Once Upon A Midnight Eerie by Gordon McAlpine is book two in the Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe series.
This title picks up right where the first left off. Please read the first if you would like a little background. The author does a good job giving you a little bit of history, but if you want more detail into why the boys are being hunted by their nemesis, start with book one.
Once Upon A Midnight Eerie begins with where a Tell Tale Start concluded. The twin twelve year old boys are offered the chance to star in a film by a Hollywood movie director. Their striking likeness to the great late Edgar Allan Poe wins them this singular title role which they will share. They are staring with another set of twin girls who were cast to play Annabelle Lee. This character is also a shared role and is played by Em and Milly Dickinson. Did the last name give it away? It should have. Em and Milly are the great, great, great, great grandnieces of Emily Dickinson. Right away, they clearly have something in common with the Poe twins. However, unlike the Poe twins, the girls are not one hundred percent identical. There is a difference in the eyes. And the personalities differ as well.
So while working on filming, which is taking place in New Orleans, the boys are taking advantage of being tourists. Being from Baltimore, Maryland, it's undoubtedly been a great traveling road trip for the Poe family. They hit the road to rescue their cat, Roderick and ended up in Kansas. Now they are in Louisiana. So they hop on a double decker bus tour and manage to stick with still deciphering codes, this time from a head stone. It's revealed that their is a ghost tour that they instantly sign up for. From there, the boys launch an investigation into who murdered the poor souls, a hunt for a lost journal, lost treasure, and unveiling a new threat.
All the while, the boys have been receiving new coded messages via license plate from their granduncle, who was demoted from the fortune cookie bureau. But the trick is getting those messages to reach the boys in time to warn them that they are not out of danger just yet.
This title picks up right where the first left off. Please read the first if you would like a little background. The author does a good job giving you a little bit of history, but if you want more detail into why the boys are being hunted by their nemesis, start with book one.
Once Upon A Midnight Eerie begins with where a Tell Tale Start concluded. The twin twelve year old boys are offered the chance to star in a film by a Hollywood movie director. Their striking likeness to the great late Edgar Allan Poe wins them this singular title role which they will share. They are staring with another set of twin girls who were cast to play Annabelle Lee. This character is also a shared role and is played by Em and Milly Dickinson. Did the last name give it away? It should have. Em and Milly are the great, great, great, great grandnieces of Emily Dickinson. Right away, they clearly have something in common with the Poe twins. However, unlike the Poe twins, the girls are not one hundred percent identical. There is a difference in the eyes. And the personalities differ as well.
So while working on filming, which is taking place in New Orleans, the boys are taking advantage of being tourists. Being from Baltimore, Maryland, it's undoubtedly been a great traveling road trip for the Poe family. They hit the road to rescue their cat, Roderick and ended up in Kansas. Now they are in Louisiana. So they hop on a double decker bus tour and manage to stick with still deciphering codes, this time from a head stone. It's revealed that their is a ghost tour that they instantly sign up for. From there, the boys launch an investigation into who murdered the poor souls, a hunt for a lost journal, lost treasure, and unveiling a new threat.
All the while, the boys have been receiving new coded messages via license plate from their granduncle, who was demoted from the fortune cookie bureau. But the trick is getting those messages to reach the boys in time to warn them that they are not out of danger just yet.
September 7, 2016
Summary:
Edgar and Allan Poe the great, great, great, great grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe have these special abilities. They can talk to each other telepathically. This of course helps out as they solve mysteries together and defeat the evil mad scientist, Professor Perry. Along with their kitty cat, Roderick Usher (aptly named after Roderick Usher, the brother from The Fall of the House of Usher), the twins head to New Orleans to act as Edgar Allan Poe in a new movie. While in New Orleans, the two meet a new set of twins, Em and Milly Dickinson, nieces of Emily Dickinson, the great poet. The four of them head out to a ghost tour, led by real ghosts, and begin on a murder mystery to help set those two ghosts free. Along with this, they have to keep away from Professor Perry who is back and wants to kill one of the twins to prove a theory about talking to dead people.
My thoughts:
As with book one, this is a really fun mystery. It holds my attention and actually keeps me guessing a little bit throughout the story. All of the the children and the cat are very intelligent and witty. There will be times that you can't help but chuckle out loud, and there may be words that you will have to look up and remind yourself what they mean. There is tension and a little bit of a creepy atmosphere, but not too scary that a 9 year old would have nightmares. I especially enjoy the little bits of classic Poe and Dickinson thrown in. For instance, I can't get enough of the links to classics (like Roderick), while a younger reader may not even notice until later.
Edgar and Allan Poe the great, great, great, great grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe have these special abilities. They can talk to each other telepathically. This of course helps out as they solve mysteries together and defeat the evil mad scientist, Professor Perry. Along with their kitty cat, Roderick Usher (aptly named after Roderick Usher, the brother from The Fall of the House of Usher), the twins head to New Orleans to act as Edgar Allan Poe in a new movie. While in New Orleans, the two meet a new set of twins, Em and Milly Dickinson, nieces of Emily Dickinson, the great poet. The four of them head out to a ghost tour, led by real ghosts, and begin on a murder mystery to help set those two ghosts free. Along with this, they have to keep away from Professor Perry who is back and wants to kill one of the twins to prove a theory about talking to dead people.
My thoughts:
As with book one, this is a really fun mystery. It holds my attention and actually keeps me guessing a little bit throughout the story. All of the the children and the cat are very intelligent and witty. There will be times that you can't help but chuckle out loud, and there may be words that you will have to look up and remind yourself what they mean. There is tension and a little bit of a creepy atmosphere, but not too scary that a 9 year old would have nightmares. I especially enjoy the little bits of classic Poe and Dickinson thrown in. For instance, I can't get enough of the links to classics (like Roderick), while a younger reader may not even notice until later.
July 5, 2017
“Who knew that making a movie would be the least exciting part of the trip.'
Edgar and Allen, the great great great great grand nephews of Edgar Allen Poe, are back again. Fresh from their triumph over the catnapping Professor Perry, the boys head to New Orleans to begin work on a movie, The Tale of Poe. Even their cat, Roderick Usher, has a part in the movie. On the set, the meet Em and Millie, the great great great great grand nieces of Emily Dickinson, who are playing the part of Annabelle Lee. What the Poes don't know, is that Cassandra and Natlie Perry (daughter and mother of Professor Perry) are plotting their revenge on the boys. Luckily, their Uncle Edgar is still watching out for them. “Sometimes the universe sends us messages in special form." The boys head for the cemetery to take the "Ghost Tour", where they meet Genevieve and Clarence and soon they are on a quest to find pirate treasure.
I love the humor and all the literary references in this series. Fast paced mystery.
Edgar and Allen, the great great great great grand nephews of Edgar Allen Poe, are back again. Fresh from their triumph over the catnapping Professor Perry, the boys head to New Orleans to begin work on a movie, The Tale of Poe. Even their cat, Roderick Usher, has a part in the movie. On the set, the meet Em and Millie, the great great great great grand nieces of Emily Dickinson, who are playing the part of Annabelle Lee. What the Poes don't know, is that Cassandra and Natlie Perry (daughter and mother of Professor Perry) are plotting their revenge on the boys. Luckily, their Uncle Edgar is still watching out for them. “Sometimes the universe sends us messages in special form." The boys head for the cemetery to take the "Ghost Tour", where they meet Genevieve and Clarence and soon they are on a quest to find pirate treasure.
I love the humor and all the literary references in this series. Fast paced mystery.
March 5, 2014
Book #26 Read in 2014
The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight Eerie by Gordon McAlpine (YA)
This is the second book in a cute series featuring the great great great great grandnephews of author Edgar Allan Poe. The twin boys are rather unique in that they can see into each other's brains and read each other's thoughts. This makes them very interesting to an evil, mad scientist, whom they defeated in the first book. In this book, the boys are playing their ancestor in a movie and are confronted by the mad scientist's daughter and mother. They are assisted by relatives of Emily Dickinson. Of course, their highly intelligent cat Roderick helps them as well.
These books are cute, quick reads. They have a decent mystery plot, humor and lots of literary references. I enjoy them.
I received this book in exchange for a review through the Amazon Vine review program.
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The Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight Eerie by Gordon McAlpine (YA)
This is the second book in a cute series featuring the great great great great grandnephews of author Edgar Allan Poe. The twin boys are rather unique in that they can see into each other's brains and read each other's thoughts. This makes them very interesting to an evil, mad scientist, whom they defeated in the first book. In this book, the boys are playing their ancestor in a movie and are confronted by the mad scientist's daughter and mother. They are assisted by relatives of Emily Dickinson. Of course, their highly intelligent cat Roderick helps them as well.
These books are cute, quick reads. They have a decent mystery plot, humor and lots of literary references. I enjoy them.
I received this book in exchange for a review through the Amazon Vine review program.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
June 9, 2015
The sequel to McAlpine's 'The Tell-Tale Start' finds the single-minded twins, Edgar and Allan Poe (the great-great-great-great grandnephews of the legendary writer) in New Orleans, where they find themselves with roles in a film about their famous ancestor. With their evil nemesis, Professor Perry, in hiding from the law, the boys think all is well ... but don't count on the mad professor's daughter, posing as a crew member, with her own plans for the dynamic duo. With the help of their clever cat Roderick, as well as a set of twin girls - Em and Milly Dickinson, descendants of the famous poet who are as quirky in their own right as the Poe boys - Edgar and Allan aid a pair of ghosts, hunt for buried treasure, and go undercover at a cheesy, low-budget Wizard of Oz theme park in order to escape the clutches of evil - in a smart, funny, nicely-done (and simply, beautifully illustrated by Sam Zuppardi) sequel very nearly as good as the original. ****
October 6, 2014
Poe’s grandx5 nephews are back with another mystery to solve. This time, it’s a couple of ghosts from a New Orleans graveyard whose double murder has been neither solved nor avenged. Edgar and Allan are in Louisiana making a movie with a pair of twins who also happen to be related to literary fame; Em amd Milly - - named for Emily Dickinson. Although the girls don’t have the same fabulous twin powers, they are very astute with technology. The twins team up to solve a 200 year old murder and stop another crime (that only the reader knows about) from happening.
More silly than exciting, the boys' special twin skills make it too easy for them to outwit, fool and play pranks and also to figure things out. No time or need for the reader to play along. I rolled my eyes a lot, although I did appreciate the literary references, however, this 2nd book in the series didn’t hold my interest long.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
More silly than exciting, the boys' special twin skills make it too easy for them to outwit, fool and play pranks and also to figure things out. No time or need for the reader to play along. I rolled my eyes a lot, although I did appreciate the literary references, however, this 2nd book in the series didn’t hold my interest long.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
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