Lockwood & Co. Book Three The Hollow Boy, by Jonathan Stroud
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As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has shared some of his childhood secrets, and Lucy is feeling more and more as if her true home is at Portland Row. It comes as a great shock, then, when Lockwood and George introduce her to an annoyingly perky and hyper-efficient new assistant, Holly Munro.Meanwhile, there are reports of many new hauntings, including a house where bloody footprints are appearing, and a department store full of strange sounds and shadowy figures. But ghosts seem to be the least of Lockwood & Co.'s concerns when assassins attack during a carnival in the center of the city. Can the team get past their personal issues to save the day on all fronts, or will bad feelings attract yet more trouble?Danger abounds, tensions escalate, and new loyalties form in this third delightfully terrifying adventure in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series. Praise for The Screaming Staircase"This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" -Rick Riordan "A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies." -Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal "Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)." -Publishers Weekly Praise for The Whispering Skull *"An occult portal and its spectral guardian nearly cut short the careers of three rising young ghost hunters in this madcap sequel to The Screaming Staircase (2013). For all their internecine squabbling, the three protagonists make a redoubtable team-and their supporting cast, led by the sneering titular skull in a jar, adds color and complications aplenty. Rousing adventures for young tomb robbers and delves into realms better left to the dead." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *"Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialog, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places. Creating tension that ebbs and flows, he slowly builds the dramatic narrative to a resounding crescendo, and he makes the quieter scenes that follow just as compelling." -Booklist (starred review)
Lockwood & Co. Book Three The Hollow Boy, by Jonathan Stroud- Amazon Sales Rank: #46433 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Released on: 2015-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.63" h x 1.25" w x 5.88" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 400 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 5–8—As in the previous volumes, The Screaming Staircase (2013) and The Whispering Skull (2014, both Disney-Hyperion), the latest escapades of Lockwood and Co., a ghost-hunting agency staffed by the crack team of Anthony Lockwood, George Cubbins, and Lucy Carlyle, start with a hair-raising scene of murder, mayhem, and ghostly apparitions. Narrator Lucy finds herself on shaky ground as her ability to speak to ghosts grows ever more powerful and more dangerous, while changes to the agency in the form of a tidy, Type A assistant named Holly Munroe seem to spell doom for Lucy's future with the company. Meanwhile, The Problem grows exponentially worse and a fading, famous department store holds more horrors than Lucy has ever seen. A series of disturbing discoveries, building on revelations in the earlier books, make it clear that there is a more malevolent human force than The Problem at work in London, and Lucy, George, and Lockwood are drawing ever closer to its source. As always, the descriptions of the hauntings are genuinely frightening, especially that of a spindly, humanoid creature that crawls on all fours and whispers Lucy's name. VERDICT. Fans of the series will anxiously await Lockwood and Co.'s spine-tingling adventures in the next installment.—Elisabeth Gattullo Marrocolla, Darien Library, CT
Review PRAISE FOR THE WHISPERING SKULL*"In this sequel to The Screaming Staircase (2013), Stroud delivers another riveting narrative in which the three young psychic investigators deal with malevolent supernatural forces in an alternate London. Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialog, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places. Creating tension that ebbs and flows, he slowly builds the dramatic narrative to a resounding crescendo, and he makes the quieter scenes that follow just as compelling. The second entry in the Lockwood & Company series, this imaginative adventure features one of the most hair-raising chase scenes in children's friction. At the book's end, when the enigmatic Anthony Lockwood reveals a chilling secret, readers can only hope that more sequels are in the offing."―Booklist (starred review)PRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" ―Rick RiordanPRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)." ―Publishers WeeklyPRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies." ―Elizabeth Bird, School Library JournalPRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "...Stroud writes for a younger audience in book one of the Lockwood & Co. series and delivers some chilling scenes along the way."―BooklistPRAISE FOR THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE "Three young ghost trappers take on deadly wraiths and solve an old murder case in the bargain to kick off Stroud's new post-Bartimaeus series. The work is fraught with peril, not only because a ghost's merest touch is generally fatal, but also, as it turns out, none of the three is particularly good at careful planning and preparation. A heartily satisfying string of entertaining near-catastrophes, replete with narrow squeaks and spectral howls."―Kirkus ReviewsPRAISE FOR THE WHISPERING SKULL *"An occult portal and its spectral guardian nearly cut short the careers of three rising young ghost hunters in this madcap sequel to The Screaming Staircase (2013). For all their internecine squabbling, the three protagonists make a redoubtable team-and their supporting cast, led by the sneering titular skull in a jar, adds color and complications aplenty. Rousing adventures for young tomb robbers and delves into realms better left to the dead." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
About the Author Jonathan Stroud (www.jonathanstroud.com) is the author of two previous books in the Lockwood & Co. series as well as the New York Times best-selling Bartimaeus books, and the stand-alone titles Heroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Last Siege, and Buried Fire. He lives in England with his wife and two children.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Another great installment in a thrilling series By Ava Jonathan Stroud is the only YA/middle-grade author I read on a consistent basis, and for good reason. I loved Stroud's Bartimaeus series, which I found to be uniquely deep and entertaining compared to most of its YA peers. Stroud has consistently delivered interesting, realistic characters and engaging stories.The Hollow Boy, of course, is no exception to this. We pick up with Lockwood&Co as they were previously, hunting ghosts, going on adventures, etc. The everyday routine is thrown for a loop when a new character, Holly Munro, steps onto the scene.At first, I felt that this was a very uninspired twist that happens often in YA series. A new girl! Gasp! Tension! Jealously! And there were parts in this book, especially in the first half, where I felt like the Holly-storyline was only a cliche and added little to the story. Luckily, Holly exists less as a new point on a love triangle and more as a way for Lucy's character to develop. For that, I am grateful. At the end of the novel, I did feel that we had gotten some significant character development for Lucy, and there was a real sense of progression in the overall storyline as a result. One of the strongest pros of this series has been the protagonist, who is certainly flawed, but sympathetic and still likable. This novel only solidified my fondness for her even more.The ghost mystery of this novel was also interesting although it wasn't really the main focus. The actual confrontations with the ghosts were (as always) intense and thrilling (pick up the book for these alone).The only gripe I had with the novel (other than Holly's initial cliche-ness) was that there wasn't enough skull! It reminds me of Bartimaeus, in a way, which is definitely a good thing.Waiting anxiously now for the next one.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Another Amazing Entry in My Favorite New Series! By April Deel Ever since Harry Potter ended, I’ve been searching for a middle-grade series to capture my enthusiasm and interest, but nothing has really grabbed me until I stumbled upon Lockwood & Co. I adore this series!! Stroud has created a rich and eerily atmospheric alternate version of London—full of ghosts and the child agents whose jobs are to track them down and put them to rest for good. It’s a world full of intrigue and politics between rival agencies, of dangerous missions and sinister specters that do much more than go bump in the night. But what really makes this series stand out for me are the characters. Lucy is a wonderful protagonist—feisty, sarcastic, brave. Yet at times she is endearingly sympathetic, with enough doubts and vulnerabilities to remind you that in spite of her tough-as-nails exterior, she is all too human. Lockwood is mysterious and more than a little self-absorbed, and George is fumbling and often distracted but always well-meaning. They are characters that feel very real and dimensional to me, and I enjoy them all. I’m also impressed by Mr. Stroud’s ability to keep the series so fresh and exciting. Often with series you find that some of the books can start to falter and lose pace. Not so with Lockwood & Co. Every single book in this series has felt new and exciting to me and brings along such unexpected developments in the plot and the characters (even some of the antagonists!) that I can’t help staying up late at night to turn the next page. I read somewhere online that Stroud has at least four but maybe five books planned for this series, but hadn’t quite made up his mind yet. I, for one, am desperately hoping he goes on to write that fifth book. The world and characters he has created are more than rich enough for a five-book series, and since series of this caliber don’t come along very often, I want as much time with Lucy, Lockwood, and George as I can get!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. I love this series By The Invisible Pam I love this series. It's relaxing and entertaining in the way that the Baker Street/Sherlock stories were.I thought book #1, The Screaming Stairs, was good. Book #2, The Whispering Skull, was even better. And now THE HOLLOW BOY, this book, is perhaps the best of all.What makes this series delightful and gratifying is the layering. Yes, it's a book for middle schoolers (on up) BUT it has layering and in each book questions are partially resolved, leaving room for more discoveries in the subsequent tales; while other new questions appear to tantalize us.In addition the tableau of characters is increases (and decreases with some deaths) which gives you-the-reader the perspective that you are going somewhere. This is something many adult books don't pull off. Stroud does it beautifully.~Rabid praise aside I really want to give this book 4.5 Stars because the ending wasn't quite satisfying. But that could be me. I was racing to get to the end so may have fled past some telling point too quickly to fully appreciate it.But in general, I think the tension of this book matches that of the first book. And the familiarity of the characters was just like a comfy sweater.Can't wait for the next volume.
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