The Tilting House

By Llewellyn, Tom

Publishers Summary:
“Whaddya say you boys and me take five and poke around a bit?” “Poke around where?” I asked. “Around our new house. I’ll bet if we look in every nook and cranny, we’ll uncover a secret or two.” “A secret?” asked Aaron. “What kind of secret?” “I don’t know.” Dad grinned as he struggled to get up from the tilting couch. “A house built with tilting floors has got to have secrets.” Talking ratsGrowth potionsBuried treasureBrothers Josh and Aaron Peshik are about to discover that their new home with the tilting floors hides many mysteries. When the boys and their neighbor Lola discover the hidden diary of F.T. Tilton, the brilliant but deranged inventor who built the house, they learn a dark secret that may mean disaster for the Peshik family. Can the kids solve the riddles of the tilting house before time runs out?Mad science, mischief, and mishaps combine in the suspenseful and imaginative tale of The Tilting House.

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ISBN
978-1-58246-288-2
Publisher
Tricycle Press


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2010

Gr 5-7 Josh isn't happy about his family's odd new house. The floors are designed to tilt at a precise three-degree angle and the walls are covered with arcane writing. Furthermore, there are rats in the attictalking rats, led by Mr. Daga, a crusty ""rater familias"" who resents the interlopers and isn't shy about showing it. The neighbors aren't exactly normal either, and the mysterious former owner's journal hints about a body buried in the crawl space. Josh figures life in Tilton House can't get any w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Josh's family moves into the Tilton House, a dwelling containing tilted floors, talking rats, and other mysterie...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on October 1, 2010

Tom Llewellyn effortlessly combines true-to-life and fantastic elements in a funny, inventive plot. The characters feel real despite living in such an unreal world. They have believable flaws and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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