Araminta Spookie 2: The Sword in the Grotto

by Angie Sage

Book Overview

Get ready for more adventures with Araminta, the star of a delightfully "spookie" chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of the New York Times bestselling Septimus Heap series!

Sir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted house--and it should be a cinch to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006077486X
• ISBN13: 9780060774868
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

sword and the grotto

THe kids really enjoyed this series. This is the second book and all of them were truely a delight. Hope Angie Sage writes more!~

What Do You Get a 500 Year Old Ghost for His Birthday?

I enjoyed this one as much as the first one. In The Sword in the Grotto, Araminta must figure out the perfect birthday present for Sir Horace's 500th Birthday (he's a ghost). This volume finds Uncle Drac in a bit of a pickle and our two intrepid adventurers shoveling bat poo and exploring deep, dark caves. It is a trip out to a mushroom farm that nets them an idea for the perfect gift for Sir Horace...but will this trip through the secret passage and into the secret grotto be their last? You simply must read The Sword in the Grotto and find out how Araminta and Wanda overcome the biggest of obstacles and find out if they get that sword for their favorite 500 year old ghost! Overall, this is a quick easy read that would work well as a read aloud (for about ages 3-6) or an excellent chapter book for ages 6-9, older kids probably won't enjoy this simply because it's more of a campy type of creepy than spin-tingling type of creepy and the illustrations are a nice accompaniment to the story! Both of my kids will be happy to read the next book in the series when it comes out...and this one so clearly left the door open for yet another Addams family type of ghoulish fun fest!