Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery Of Smugwick Manor; Or, The Loosening Of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset

Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery Of Smugwick Manor; Or, The Loosening Of M'Lady Luggertuck's CorsetTom Angleberger's latest, loopiest middle grade novel begins when M'Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it's never been loosened before!), thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. When, as a result of "the Loosening," the precious family heirloom, the Luggertuck Lump (quite literally a lump), goes missing, the Luggertucks look for someone to blame. Is it Horton Halfpott, the good natured but

extensive cross-references

whimsical yet sophisticated

With striking color photographs throughout

Beneath the entrance arch

Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn't your real father is a pretty big deal

he looks back on that crucial year and traces his place in a mysterious web - one that connects the Second World War with the Space Age

Includes the essential equipment and materials

Shaped like a miniature vanity table

are now leaders among their people

Being a 16-year-old safecracker and active-duty daughter of international spies has its moments

the home of Trainspotting and so many of his novels since

But when a merciless Wizard King from the mountains suddenly threatens war