The dead fathers club
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Viking, 2007, 2006.
Edition
First American edition
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Status
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Published
New York : Viking, 2007, 2006.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5, 11 Points
Level 5, 11 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2006.
Description
Haig creatively reanimates themes from Hamlet with an 11-year-old British protagonist who is commissioned to avenge his father's murder. After Philip Noble passes his hand through his father's flickering spirit at the funeral, Dad reveals the truth: it was conniving auto mechanic Uncle Alan who orchestrated the automobile "accident" that claimed his life, and Philip must kill Uncle Alan by dead Dad's next birthday-barely 11 weeks away-or he'll be consumed forever by the Terrors. Time is fleeting, however, as repugnant Uncle Alan has already begun to put the moves on Philip's mother and has taken over the family pub's operations. In animated, adolescent prose, Philip, goaded on by his father's ghost, plots his uncle's murder. Besides the time-sensitive obligation, Philip must also contend with the slings and arrows of adolescent life: friends, girls, meddling schoolteachers, bullies and peer pressure. The plucky hero impressively navigates the gloomy, pungent waters of retribution, death and guilt, and Haig does an enviable job of leavening a sad premise through the words and actions of a charming, resilient young man.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Haig, M. (20072006). The dead fathers club (First American edition). Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haig, Matt, 1975-. 20072006. The Dead Fathers Club. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haig, Matt, 1975-. The Dead Fathers Club Viking, 20072006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Haig, Matt. The Dead Fathers Club First American edition, Viking, 20072006.
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