The Hollow Bettle

by Susannah Appelbaum

Book Overview

"Introducing a witty and macabre new fantasy trilogy." There's little joy left in the kingdom of Caux: the evil King Nightshade rules with terrible tyranny and the law of the land is poison or be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375851739
• ISBN13: 9780375851735
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good book for young adults

This book is very detailed and lets you open your mind's door of imagination into that secret"garden of fantasy" and play within it.

A powerful fantasy

Susannah Appelbaum's THE POISONS OF CAUX: THE HOLLOW BETTLE tells of eleven-year-old ivy Manx, who lives in the kingdom of Caux where evil King Nightshade rules and the land is poison or be poisoned. Ivy's beloved uncle and protector has vanished leaving her with a crow and an inept taster who sleeps - it's time for her to find him in a dangerous journey across a deadly land. A powerful fantasy evolves.

Fascinating

Totally engrossing and really fun read! I would highly recommend this book for preteens or anyone else interesting in alchemy!! Did I mention it is printed in green ink? Cool.

Loved it!

I am a big Lord of The Rings fan, so I absolutely loved this book. The characters are accessible, believable and really engaging. it is well written and difficult to put down. highly recommended for kids over the age of 10. I am already really excited about book 2

A delightful read for young and old

I can't praise this work of high fantasy literature enough. Certainly a must read for all fans of The Chronicles of Narnia style, supernatural adventure stories. It's a wonderfully nuanced tale, with a smart, strong, young female protagonist that had me engaged from beginning to end. I'm eagerly awaiting the second and third installments of this trilogy!