Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head: An Award-Winning Mystery Adventure About Orphans Solving Murders in a Museum for Children (Ages 8-12)

Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head: An Award-Winning Mystery Adventure About Orphans Solving Murders in a Museum for Children (Ages 8-12)

<p><strong>Edgar Award nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery</strong></p><p><em>The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head.</em></p><p>Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey’s Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. But when a fourth child, Max, a knife-thrower, joins the group, it sets off an unforgettable chain of events.</p><p>When the museum’s Amazonian shrunken head is stolen, the four are determined to get it back. But their search leads them to a series of murders and an explosive secret about their pasts.</p><p>This sensational new series—a 2016 Edgar nominee for Best Juvenile book and <em>New York Times </em>bestseller—combines the unparalleled storytelling gifts of Lauren Oliver with the rich knowledge of the notorious relics collector H. C. Chester.</p><p>What you will find in this book:</p><ul><li>A rather attractive bearded lady</li><li>Several scandalous murders</li><li>A deliciously disgusting Amazonian shrunken head</li><li>Four extraordinary children with equally extraordinary abilities</li><li>A quite loquacious talking bird</li></ul><p>What you will NOT find in this book:</p><ul><li>An accountant named Seymour <li>A never-ending line at the post office <li>Brussel sprouts (shudder) <li>A lecture on finishing all your homework on time <li>A sweet, gooey story for nice little girls and boys</li></ul><p>Learn more about the series online at www.thecuriosityhouse.com</p>