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Walking With the Dead

par L. M. Falcone

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In this frightfully funny novel by L. M. Falcone, Alex's father brings home an ancient Greek corpse as an exhibit for Oddities, the weird museum in their basement. After Alex peeks in the coffin, he starts having crazy dreams, gets struck by lightning and falls through a door into the night sky. Then things take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than 2000 years, the corpse wakes up! This lively cadaver needs help, so big-hearted Alex and his sidekick, Freddie, find themselves on a mission to the world of the dead. They dodge monsters, three-headed dogs, gorgons with snakes for hair -- and much worse -- all in an attempt to help a lost soul in serious trouble. How in Hades will the boys ever get home again?… (plus d'informations)

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A lire (1) ALR (1) Amitié (1) Aventure (3) based-on-mythology (1) canadien (1) couldn-t-finish (2) enfants (1) Fairy Tales and Myths (1) Fantasy (6) Fiction (2) Fiction jeunesse (2) Fiction pour enfants (1) Halloween (2) he finds himself in a totaly different world where he tries to help the corspe. (1) his father buys an old greek corpse and a greek myth says that if you put a gold coin in the corpses mouth (1) historique (1) Humour (1) Littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse (2) Momies (2) Mythe (1) Mythologie (3) Mythologie grecque (5) only then the corpse can go to heaven. The boy feels empathy and wants to help the corpse. Soon (1) Paranormal (1) Pour enfants (1) Pour jeunes adultes (2) sahil (1) this book is about a boy and his friend go into this dementional world where they have to get out of by saving their corpse that didnt get to go across the river where it will have peace and will not be a restless spirit (1) This book is about a boy who's dad has a museum in their house. One day (1)

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A little Greek mythology goes a long way in this childhood romp which sees a pair of cousins sneak into the Underworld in order to liberate the soul of a wrongly damned mummy. Despite a few narrative gaps and a rushed ending that reads as if the author were eager to beat a deadline it's a fun diversion interesting enough to make me want to check out her other titles. (

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NurseBob | May 23, 2024 |

personal response:This is a fun adventure book. For me it lost its way a bit taking too many twists and turns from where I thought the plot was originally going to go. I did like the fact that different mythological creatures were brought in, but I think I would have enjoyed the story more if it didn't include the two characters traveling to the Underworld and remained more of a 'stop the Greek mummy' type of story.
Grades 5-8

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Literature studies: mythology
history: Ancient Greece (

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cassiusclay | Jul 8, 2010 |

If you like Percy Jackson and the Olympians, this is a similar mythological romp but for a younger reader. (

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dbanna | Nov 17, 2009 |

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In this frightfully funny novel by L. M. Falcone, Alex's father brings home an ancient Greek corpse as an exhibit for Oddities, the weird museum in their basement. After Alex peeks in the coffin, he starts having crazy dreams, gets struck by lightning and falls through a door into the night sky. Then things take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than 2000 years, the corpse wakes up! This lively cadaver needs help, so big-hearted Alex and his sidekick, Freddie, find themselves on a mission to the world of the dead. They dodge monsters, three-headed dogs, gorgons with snakes for hair -- and much worse -- all in an attempt to help a lost soul in serious trouble. How in Hades will the boys ever get home again?

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