Gliori, Debi. Pure Dead Trouble.GLIORI, Debi. Pure dead trouble. (Pure Dead series.) Random House, Knopf. 304p. illus. c2005. 0-375-83311-0. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-375-93311-5. $1799.) JS Returning to their Scottish estate after a vacation in Italy, the Strega-Borgia family is shocked to find their butler, Latch, lying in a coma on the doorstep. Intrepid nanny Flora McLachlan, a retired witch, must spring into action to uncover the cause, since the rest of the family is somewhat distracted: the parents are expecting a new baby, two-year-old Damp is displaying prodigious pro·di·gious adj. 1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm. 2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent. 3. magical powers, older sister Pandora has a crush on the handsome replacement butler, who is a secret terrorist, and teenage Titus is busy trying to expose the nefarious doings of a local corporation, SapienTech. The various beasts are occupied, too: Tock the croc is trying to redo To reverse an undo operation. See undo. the moat, while Ffup the dragon is planning her wedding to the Sleeper Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. , a Loch Ness monster-type beast. The ring he gives her turns out to be a magical stone, an object that a dangerous demon is coming to StregaSchloss to claim as his own. Can Mrs. McLachlan save the day--and at what cost? This sequel to Pure Dead Magic, Pure Dead Wicked, and Pure Dead Brilliant "Pure Dead Brilliant" is a phrase peculiar to the people of Glasgow, Scotland. It came into common use around the late 1970s/early 1980s and was satirised by comedian Elaine C. Smith in the popular BBC sitcom City Lights. ends with the hint of another to come in this popular comedy/fantasy series, featuring lots of over-the-top characters and many plot lines, arch humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was with earthy earth·y adj. earth·i·er, earth·i·est 1. Of, consisting of, or resembling earth: an earthy smell. 2. Of or characteristic of this world; worldly. 3. touches, and authentic Scottish flavor. Fun for fans of Lemony Snicket-type adventures. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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