The Billy Bones: The Road to Nevermore

This is the second in the series of Billy Bones books, a set of tales about a little skeleton boy. Not only do Billy Bones, Millicent, Uncle Grim, and the other fantastic characters come vividly alive, the writing skills of author/illustrator Christopher Lincoln leap off the page as well. Chris's use of carefully chosen descriptive language and his terrific storyline are "right up there" with his awesome skills as an illustrator. He definitely paints an awesome "word picture" throughout this fun book--it's a riveting read! Your child will feel "right there" in the intense action of the underworld when the evil Shadwick Gloom captures Billy's friend Millicent and Billy's Uncle Grim. When Uncle Grim is captured, time comes to a standstill since Grim is the one in charge of "time" as we know it. It's up to Billy to rescue them before time starts up again and causes both Millicent and Uncle Grim to perish in the underworld. Who will help Billy? Will he succeed in rescuing the Grim Reaper himself from death? You will just have to read this action-packed story yourself to see if a ten-year-old skeleton boy can pull off a rescue when time has come to a dead stop! The author's fantastic imagination conjures up all sorts of evil frights in the land of Nevermore that will keep children on the edge of their seats as they eagerly turn the page to see what happens next. Readers of the first Billy Bones book will rejoice when reacquainting themselves with all the familiar characters of this rollicking adventure. This book is definitely a keeper!