The Kneebone Boy

Name: Serina

Grade: College

Title: The Kneebone Boy

Author: Ellen Potter

Otto Hardscrabble, the oldest of the Hardscrabble children, has not spoken a word since he was eight years old, which was when his mother mysteriously vanished. His siblings easily worked around it, developing a sign language between the three of them that no one else could possibly decipher. But this is certainly not the strangest thing about them. Otto also has a fascination with anything out of the ordinary, especially cats that have more than six fingers on one paw or an extra leg. Lucia, the middle child, has an impeccable vocabulary and the attitude of a cynic, and Max, the youngest, likes to spend his time on the roof of their house. Their father makes a living by traveling abroad and painting the portraits of royal families, often returning to tell his children about his adventures. But the Hardscrabble children want their own adventure, so when their father leaves them with his cousin in London, who happens to be on holiday and is not home, they decide to go to their aunt Haddie's house, which is right next door to a very large and very ominous castle, said to be home to the Kneebone boy, a child that is half human and half beast that has been locked away from the world to hide his deformities. So of course the Hardscrabble children want to have a look at him and possibly save him from his imprisonment. But they may have gotten more of an adventure than they bargained for...

I picked this book up because it had a really awesome cover.

I finished this book because it was so strangely amusing.

I'd give this book to anyone who feels a little out of place.

Rating: **** Really liked it!