Thank you for shopping The Bookman's on-line store! If you find a title on our site, and wonder if we have it in-stock in our Washington Avenue home, please give us a call at (616) 846-3520. Online orders will be shipped to your home, office, or gift recipient!

You are here

Back to top

Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter (Paperback)

Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter Cover Image
By Marcus Sedgwick, Thomas Taylor (Illustrator)
List Price: $14.99
Our Price: $13.49
(Save: $1.50 10%)
Out of Print

Description


Scarlett Hart, orphaned daughter of two legendary monster hunters, is determined to carry on in her parents’ footsteps—even if the Royal Academy for the Pursuit and Eradication of Zoological Eccentricities says she’s too young to fight perilous horrors. But whether it's creepy mummies or a horrid hound, Scarlett won’t back down, and with the help of her loyal butler and a lot of monster-mashing gadgets, she’s on the case.

With her parent’s archrival, Count Stankovic, ratting her out to T.R.A.P.E.Z.E. and taking all the monster-catching rewards for himself, it’s getting hard for Scarlett to do what she was born to do. And when more monsters start mysteriously manifesting than ever before, Scarlett knows she has to get to the bottom of it and save the city . . . whatever the danger!

In his first adventure for middle-grade readers, acclaimed YA author Marcus Sedgwick teams up with Thomas Taylor (illustrator of the original edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) to create a rip-roaring romp full of hairy horrors, villainous villains, and introducing the world’s toughest monster hunter—Scarlett Hart!

About the Author


Marcus Sedgwick was born and raised in Kent in South East England, but now lives in the French Alps. His books have won and been shortlisted for many awards; most notably, he has been shortlisted for Britain’s Carnegie Medal six times, has received two Printz Honors, for Revolver and Ghosts of Heaven, and in 2013 won the Printz Award for Midwinterblood.

Thomas Taylor studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. His first commissioned work was the cover illustration for a then unknown book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling. Since then Thomas has written and illustrated many children's picture books, and is now writing fiction for older readers for A&C Black and Chicken House.

Praise For…


"Sedgwick’s story and Taylor’s images work well together to create an immersive experience... Young readers will find Scarlett aspirational. She’s brave, but not unafraid. She’s bold, but not arrogant." —New York Times

"The weapons, gadgets, catchphrases, and nondescript Victorian setting will appeal to fans of the steampunk genre, [Scarlett Hart] will likely appeal to comic fans as a bridge between Scooby-Doo! and Paul Pope’s “Battling Boy.”"—School Library Journal


"A cliff-hanger ending, along with a handful of secrets about Scarlett’s parents left unexplained, hopefully means there’s a sequel yet to come. This solid middle-grade caper is perfect for fans of Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller’s Nightmares! series."—Booklist

"Monster hunt after monster hunt keeps the story whizzing along nicely, with plot developments and revelations sprinkled throughout in a rollicking manner. Rough and scrappy, Taylor's illustrations convey ghoulish cool with subtle aplomb..."—Kirkus


"Sedgwick and Taylor’s story unfolds in lively action sequences, and the banter between Scarlett and Napoleon provides humorous interludes."—Publishers Weekly


Product Details
ISBN: 9781626720268
ISBN-10: 1626720266
Publisher: First Second
Publication Date: April 3rd, 2018
Pages: 208
Language: English