Von Gobstopper's Arcade
Author: Alexandra Adornetto
Book 3 in the Strangest Adventures series
Pages: 320
Published: 2009
Age: 10+
After a perilous journey to the Conjuror's Realm, Milli and Ernest have again escaped the clutches of the wicked Lord Aldor. But their strange adventures are not over yet. To commemorate the extraordinary bravery of Drabville's children, millionaire philanthropist and master toymaker Gustav Von Gobstopper builds the children a special Toy Arcade.
But upon visiting the arcade, Milli and Ernest's excitement turns to intrigue when they encounter a small band of toys hiding underground, deranged designer Tempest Anomali and a cohort of discredited surgeons, the Botchers. A macabre plot - to be executed at Christmas - emerges. Could Aldor be behind this pernicious scheme to eradicate childhood? As Christmas Eve draws close, Milli and Ernest find themselves enlisted as Santa's helpers for a Christmas spectacle that will be like no other ...
Can they protect the town before catastrophe strikes?
About the Strangest Adventures Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Shadow Thief(2007)
- 2.The Lampo Circus(2007)
- 3.Von Gobstopper's Arcade(2009)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Strangest Adventures is a trilogy of books centered on the model town of Drabville, and the strange misfortunes that befall its inhabitants at the hands of the evil and dastardly, Lord Aldor.
Millipop Klompet and Ernest Perriclof live in the uneventful town of Drabville, where the cautious Ernest spends his time enlarging his rock collection and Milli dreams of adventure. It is their curiosity and ingenuity, however, that must derail Lord Aldor's various unusual plots to gain power and control the citizens.
The tales are inventive and highly imaginative, told in an entertaining style reminiscent of Lemony Snicket.