The Monsters of Morley Manor

"The Monsters of Morley Manor", by Bruce Coville is an interesting book. I chose this book because of the fact we ran out of time in the library and i needed to choose a book. This story is about a boy, Anthony and his sister Sarah regular kids who happen to go to a yard sale. The boy stumbles acros......more

This book is the epitome of “let’s put all the monsters in a book and oh can we add aliens too?” Adult rating: 2.5 stars Kid rating: 3-4 stars This book does have a linear plot but man is it a TRIP to get to it. There are so many unique aspects to it and so many strange things and they were all put to......more

"There are no gardens in the land of the dead." Every summer when I was a kid, we drove out to visit my relatives in Iowa. And every year, without fail, we would get the audiobook version of The Monsters of Morley Manor to listen to on the drive out. This summer, as part of a reading challenge, I pic......more

Morley Manor is the spookiest house in Owl's Roost, Nebraska and Old Man Morley has passed away. A developer has bought it and is going to tear it down, so all the contents are up for sale to clear it out. Anthony and his sister Sarah decide to check out the weirdest house and see what they may find.......more

My kids would surely rate this a 5, and the only reason I don't is that it's just not on the level of Harry Potter, even though it is an action-packed juvie fantasy that deals with death and the afterlife. But even though it's not Harry Potter, it's still really good, with all kinds of unpredictable......more