Age
9-12
Grade
4-7
Iain Lawrence
Deadman's Castle
Hardcover
(Margaret Ferguson Books March 2, 2021)
How would you feel if you and your family had to keep moving and changing names just to keep one step ahead of a man bent on revenge?
Ever since twelve-year-old Igor's dad witnessed and reported a terrible crime, his family has been on the run from the Lizard Man, a foreboding figure bent on retribution. They've lived in so many places, with so many identities, ready to bug-out at a moment's notice, Igor can't even remember his real name. He's been homeschooled since they've been on the run, but now that he's twelve, he longs to go to school and make friends.
When the witness protection program finds his family yet another new place to live, Igor rebels and his father reluctantly lets him go to school, admonishing him to always come straight home. But as Igor finds a place for himself and makes friends, it gets harder and harder to keep secrets from them. Chafing under his father's rules, Igor rebels and looks for answers.
But when the Lizard Man comes knocking, he's after Igor, not his dad, and he also ensnares Igor's new friends.
In Deadman's Castle, nothing is quite what it seems, and danger is lurking around every corner. How they escape and end the cycle of fear and flight makes for a page-turner sure to grab young readers with a taste for mystery and adventure.
Ever since twelve-year-old Igor's dad witnessed and reported a terrible crime, his family has been on the run from the Lizard Man, a foreboding figure bent on retribution. They've lived in so many places, with so many identities, ready to bug-out at a moment's notice, Igor can't even remember his real name. He's been homeschooled since they've been on the run, but now that he's twelve, he longs to go to school and make friends.
When the witness protection program finds his family yet another new place to live, Igor rebels and his father reluctantly lets him go to school, admonishing him to always come straight home. But as Igor finds a place for himself and makes friends, it gets harder and harder to keep secrets from them. Chafing under his father's rules, Igor rebels and looks for answers.
But when the Lizard Man comes knocking, he's after Igor, not his dad, and he also ensnares Igor's new friends.
In Deadman's Castle, nothing is quite what it seems, and danger is lurking around every corner. How they escape and end the cycle of fear and flight makes for a page-turner sure to grab young readers with a taste for mystery and adventure.
- ISBN
- 0823446557 / 9780823446551
- Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 8.2 in.
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