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Gustav Gloom and the People Taker
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker
Author: Adam Troy Castro, Kristen Margiotta
Gustav Gloom's neighbors think he is the unhappiest little boy in the world. But what they don't know is that the strange, dark house Gustav lives in is filled with more wonders and mysteries than could ever be explained. But explain is exactly what Gustav needs to do when Fernie What moves in across the street. And that's when the a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780545621878
ISBN-10: 0545621879
Publication Date: 10/2013
Pages: 226
Rating:
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Gustav Gloom is a strange and unusual boy. He lives at the darkest and creepiest house on the block. No one knows much about him or his house until the What family moves in across the street. Fernie What follows her cat onto the grounds of Gustav Gloom's house and gets trapped in the house by the dark creatures and weird rooms that inhabit the Gloom household.

The cover and inside art is very eye-catching and are what intrigued me.

There are so many usual and imaginative characters and the rules that they seem to follow. I found an issue with those rules because Gustav would first tell the rules of a creature or room and then those rules always seem to get broken. It just did not make sense as to why there were rules in the first place.

My inner child was attracted to this series because of the art and theme. The actual story missed the mark for me. I don't know if I will continue with the series.


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