Books about body parts, croaking and choking!

I love this book, it is delightfully creepy and gruesome!
I read this book as part of the Young Hoosier Book Award Program, it is nominated for the 2019-2020 school year.

Scholastic has a great book trailer in which Carlyn Breccia describes her book, readers will enjoy this tease of creepy information.

The author Carlyn Beccia does a great job of balancing macabre and the middle grade reader. Readers will enjoy the creepy subject matter and the mysteries surrounding famous body parts including:

The famous people and their body parts include:
Galileo Galilei / Fingers
Louis XIV / Heart
George Washington / Teeth
Franz Joseph Hadyn / Head
Beethoven / Hair
Abraham Lincoln / Body
Chang and Eng Bunker / Liver
Phineas Gage / Skull
John Wilkes Booth / Neck vertebrae
Sarah Bernhardt / Leg
Vincent Van Gogh / Ear
Mata Hari / Head
Albert Einstein / Brain
Elvis Presley / Wart
Thomas Edison / Last Breath



The book contains many illustrations that add humor and depth to the stories.





If this book entertains you I would also recommend these books by Georgia Bragg. Readers will be fascinated by these tales of famous people croaking, choking and being caught!




Coming in September 2019......

      

Horror Annotation

Author: Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Title: The Strain

Genre: Horror

Publication Date: June 2, 2009

Number of Pages: 403

Geographical Setting: New York City, New York

Time Period: Present

Series: The Strain Trilogy

Summary: A plane arrives at JFK and as soon as it lands everything goes black. A doctor from the CDC that investigates biological threats finds all but four people aboard the plane dead from no apparent cause. In less than 24 hours the bodies of the deceased are missing and the city is faced with a vampiric virus that could destroy life as we know it. Will a former professor that survived the Holocaust be able to help stop the spread of the virus before it's too late?

Characteristics of Horror Genre: The book contains a creepy and suspenseful tone throughout the story and the ending is unresolved, both classic features of the horror genre. The monsters in this story are of a supernatural nature, however; the author provides a scientific explanation to make the story more plausible in today's society. The protagonist of the story is flawed, but I think this makes him more realistic and relatable for the reader. The author uses language that allows the reader to vividly picture the vampires and the danger they pose. At the end of the book the Master gets away and the reader is introduced to another group of vampires, making the reader continue with the next book in the series to get closure.

Read-A-likes:

Fiction: These books will appeal to someone that enjoyed The Strain. They feature vampires, viruses and the potential end of the world.

Nonfiction: The books address the folklore and myths surrounding vampires.