A.R. Book Level: 4.5
A.R. Points: 5.0
Pages: 150
In
this story, brothers Josh and Aaron move with their parents and grandfather
into the Tilting House—a big, creepy old house where all the floors are
literally tilted 3 degrees and where it looks like a madman scratched insane
scientific formulas all over the walls.
Their creepy adventures involve meeting a talking rat (who is also
hungry for revenge), thwarting the plans of evil funeral directors, and digging
for a body in their crawlspace as they solve some of the mysteries of this
weird house. This book was more episodic
in nature, meaning that it told the characters’ adventures almost separately,
whereas in most kids’ books the characters are working towards some goal or
quest or personal growth. These kids are
more or less just having adventures… but they’re entertaining adventures! It’s a quick, fun read that will appeal to
fans of Lynne Jonell’s Emmy
and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, and Adam
Gidwitz’s A Tale Dark and Grimm.