The Phantom Tower
(Sprache: Englisch)
Twin brothers discover their new home is also a portal to a parallel dimension in this spine-chilling middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society--now available in paperback!
Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal...
Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal...
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Twin brothers discover their new home is also a portal to a parallel dimension in this spine-chilling middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society--now available in paperback! Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal might look identical, but they re different in just about every other way. The one thing they can agree on is that neither brother wants to move to Chicago for a fresh start with their mom two years after their dad s death.
The boys soon discover that their new apartment building, Brunhild Tower, is full of strange quirks: a mysterious Princess who warns them not to wander the building at midday, eerie sounds coming from the walls, and an elevator that s missing a button for the thirteenth floor. Then one afternoon, that button appears, catapulting the brothers and their inquisitive new neighbor, Tamika, into a parallel dimension and a twin building stuck in time, where the spirits of all the former residents of Brunhild Tower live on, trapped by an ancient curse. Now, Colm, Mal, and Tamika must race against time to solve the mystery of the phantom tower or risk spending an eternity as ghosts themselves.
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Chapter OneChicago
THE FIRST TIME I saw Brunhild Towers was the day we moved in. Even though it wasn t that long ago, I saw a lot of things differently back then. I thought old people were boring. I thought learning history was a good way to fall asleep. I thought dying was simple.
You probably noticed I said Towers, not Tower.
Pay attention and I ll explain everything.
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Mom had been driving all day with my brother, Mal, and me in the back seat. The air conditioner in our old van barely worked, and the August heat was making us sweaty, tired, and crabby. My right arm was red and sore from where Mal had been punching it, and Mal s left arm looked even worse I was better at using my knuckles.
Mom s voice was fried from telling us to knock it off. Every few miles she tried again.
Malcolm. Stop arguing.
Malcolm! Stop hitting!
MALCOLM! If you make me pull over and stop this car, you ll lose all your screen time for a week!
She was talking to both of us, actually. You see, Mal s full name is Malachy, and my name is Colm. Whenever we re in trouble, Mom drops the and between our names and we become Malcolm.
The screen-time threat was the only one that worked. Mal s favorite thing is building stuff in Minecraft, and mine is wrecking stuff in video games Mal says I m just a griefer, but I prefer to think of myself as a demolition expert so the idea of being grounded from screens after we finally got out of the car was a nightmare.
Still, I just don t think there s any way you can put twin brothers in the back of a minivan for the 926-mile drive from Dallas to Chicago without both of them needing to throw a few punches.
After two days on the road, we were positively sick of each other. We were sick of the way the upholstery rubbed against our sweaty legs, and we were even sick of fast food. All my favorite foods come from drive-through windows, but if I had to unwrap one more burger or breakfast
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sandwich, I was going to projectile vomit all over our minivan, and we would need to call in a hazmat team to make it habitable again.
The van was so full of stuff, it was almost impossible to move. The space behind us was crammed with boxes. Our feet were resting on duffel bags full of clothes, so we couldn t even straighten our legs, and we had to hit each other over Eric the cat, whose carrier was on the seat between us. The front passenger seat had a lamp, a computer, and our TV in it, which was strapped into the seat belt to protect it from disaster.
If you re wondering why our dad wasn t in that seat, well, it s because he s dead. He was in a car accident two years ago, when Mal and I were ten. Dad was the one who named the cat Eric, but I still don t know why. I ve asked him, but he just laughs.
I know what you re thinking: I m crazy, because you can t talk to dead people. But you re wrong. You can talk to them. You re only crazy if you expect them to answer you. I talk to Dad all the time, just to hear his voice in my head. Who cares if I m making up all the stuff he says? Even so, sometimes I m afraid he ll stop answering.
Sometimes I m afraid I ll forget what his voice sounded like.
Moving was Mom s idea. She never even asked what we thought about it. One day, she just told us it was time for a fresh start. She said she had gotten a new job in Chicago and we were leaving in the middle of August. I didn t want to go. I wanted things to stay the same, but it seemed like ever since the policemen came to our door the day Dad didn t come home from work, our old life had been falling apart piece by piece.
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The van was so full of stuff, it was almost impossible to move. The space behind us was crammed with boxes. Our feet were resting on duffel bags full of clothes, so we couldn t even straighten our legs, and we had to hit each other over Eric the cat, whose carrier was on the seat between us. The front passenger seat had a lamp, a computer, and our TV in it, which was strapped into the seat belt to protect it from disaster.
If you re wondering why our dad wasn t in that seat, well, it s because he s dead. He was in a car accident two years ago, when Mal and I were ten. Dad was the one who named the cat Eric, but I still don t know why. I ve asked him, but he just laughs.
I know what you re thinking: I m crazy, because you can t talk to dead people. But you re wrong. You can talk to them. You re only crazy if you expect them to answer you. I talk to Dad all the time, just to hear his voice in my head. Who cares if I m making up all the stuff he says? Even so, sometimes I m afraid he ll stop answering.
Sometimes I m afraid I ll forget what his voice sounded like.
Moving was Mom s idea. She never even asked what we thought about it. One day, she just told us it was time for a fresh start. She said she had gotten a new job in Chicago and we were leaving in the middle of August. I didn t want to go. I wanted things to stay the same, but it seemed like ever since the policemen came to our door the day Dad didn t come home from work, our old life had been falling apart piece by piece.
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Autoren-Porträt von Keir Graff
Keir Graff is the author of the middle grade novels The Tiny Mansion, The Phantom Tower, The Matchstick Castle, and The Other Felix, and a handful of books for grown-ups. Learn more at keirgraff.com and follow him on Twitter @keirgraff.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Keir Graff
- Altersempfehlung: 8 - 12 Jahre
- 2021, 288 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 1524739545
- ISBN-13: 9781524739546
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for The Phantom Tower:A Chicago Tribune Best Children's Book of 2018
"Goose bump-inducing fun." Kirkus Reviews
"[A] nail-biting adventure. . . . Hand to fans of Eoin Colfer s 'Artemis Fowl' novels, Roland Smith s 'IQ' series, or Mac Barnett s 'The Brixton Brothers.'" School Library Journal
"Exciting action, a creepy curse and well-drawn characters make for supremely cozy reading on a cold winter s night." Chicago Tribune
Praise for The Matchstick Castle:
"Fast-paced, anarchic fun for reluctant and avid readers alike." Kirkus Reviews
This quirky novel is reminiscent of a Wes Anderson movie for the tweenage set. . . . For those who enjoy a bit of absurdist humor with their realism. School Library Journal
A zippy, adventurous romp in the woods complete with fierce animals and buried treasure. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"What makes this book special is the way Graff evokes the excitement of new vistas . . . . a compelling reminder that it's a great big world out there, just waiting for the next generation of dreamers and explorers." Chicago Tribune
"A whimsical adventure with a large dose of humor? Yes, please! This story spoke to my inner child, who suffered too many boring summer vacations and longed to discover something magical and exciting in my own backyard." Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of Book Scavenger and The Unbreakable Code
"For boys and girls alike, this story sings. Blue Balliett, award-winning author of Chasing Vermeer
A towering tale filled with astonishing action, amazing characters, and two very daring adventurers. David Lubar, author of the Monsterrific Tales series, the Weenies series, and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
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