The Monster in the Shadows

by VAN NUTT, JULIAVAN NUTT, ROBERT

• ISBN13: 9780385325653
• ISBN10: 0385325657
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
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Summary

There's a wild beast in Cobtown and its name is the Adapulgus! Burly Captain Ragg, his sidekick, Short Tooth, and their dog, Samson, captured the creature, and now they are traveling from town to town, selling tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view this savage creature. Lucky Hart, her friend Fliberty Jibbert and her aunt Heddy Peggler know the Adapulgus must be mighty ferocious. They have seen the creature's harness--and it is huge! Tickets are selling quickly--most everyone in Cobtown wants to behold the dreaded beast. Soon it is time to confront the Adapulgus. Soon it is time to face the monster in the shadows. . . .

Author Biography

Julia and Robert Van Nutt have been working together for twenty-five years. During this time, they have worked on numerous design jobs, from freelancing for <i>The New York Times</i> to working on sets and costumes for a Broadway play. In the last ten years, they have designed eight children’s books and six animated videos that were shown on national television. <br><br><br>The Van Nutts use history to guide them as they write and illustrate their Cobtown stories. With an amazing cast of characters and an in-depth study of everyday life in the 1840s, these stories–inspired by a hobby of collecting electric trains–take place in the village of Cobtown.