Mutant Bunny Island

by Obert Skye Narrated by Mark Turetsky

Overview

Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure, the first in a trilogy.

Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry receives a troubling message from his favorite uncle, Zeke, he knows exactly what's wrong. Obviously, evil newts wearing trench coats must have kidnapped Zeke. Now they're holding him hostage somewhere on Bunny Island, the remote vacation destination that Zeke calls home.

On his own, Perry travels to Bunny Island, where dozens of bunnies are running wild. One in particular doesn't seem quite right. A creature this cute shouldn't exist in nature. Are there truly evil newts on the loose, or something much stranger...and more disturbingly adorable?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The story is always fast-paced and imaginative...” — Kirkus Reviews

“Kids who enjoy fast-paced books with unlikely, hyperactive heroes, and outlandish adventures will be amused.” — School Library Journal

“Skye douses his surreal caper with nautical one-liners (“It’s always darkest before the prawn”), and Vieira adds graphic depictions of Admiral Uli’s battles with slimy foes between select chapters. [...] Ink-credible!” — Booklist

Booklist

Skye douses his surreal caper with nautical one-liners (“It’s always darkest before the prawn”), and Vieira adds graphic depictions of Admiral Uli’s battles with slimy foes between select chapters. [...] Ink-credible!

Booklist

Skye douses his surreal caper with nautical one-liners (“It’s always darkest before the prawn”), and Vieira adds graphic depictions of Admiral Uli’s battles with slimy foes between select chapters. [...] Ink-credible!

Kirkus Reviews

2017-08-02
There's a long, proud history of nonsense books, which includes Lewis Carroll and Dr. Seuss. But this novel makes less sense than most.When Perry goes on vacation to Bunny Island, he packs nothing but junk food. He leaves on the spur of the moment because his uncle has mailed him a two-word distress call. The first word is "HELP." The second word is "MEL," and Perry interprets it to mean that his uncle has been kidnapped by intelligent newts. This actually makes sense. Perry and his uncle are fans of a comic book about Adm. Uli, a talking squid, and in the squid language, "mel" means newt. But even people who don't read comics seem to think Perry's behavior is normal. His father has no problem sending him across the world by himself, with no notice whatsoever. Juliet Jordan, a girl he meets on the island, does think his story is odd, but it doesn't bother her much. "Sometimes," she says, "life is better when you stop trying to make sense." (Most of the characters are white, though one supporting character is described as "dark-skinned and cool looking.") The book would have benefited from a few more skeptics. After all, Alice questioned everything she saw in Wonderland. The story is always fast-paced and imaginative, but maybe it's a little too imaginative. Skeptics may prefer something a bit more grounded. (Humorous fantasy. 8-12)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170269228
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/07/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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