The TellTale Start, Gordon McAlpine
The TellTale Start, Gordon McAlpine
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The Tell-Tale Start
The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe, Book One

Author: Gordon McAlpine

Narrator: Arte Johnson

Unabridged: 3 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2013

Synopsis

Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that it's time for a road trip. Along the way, mayhem and mystery ensue, as well as deeper questions: What is the boys' telepathic connection? Is Edgar Allan Poe himself reaching out to them from the Great Beyond? And why has a mad scientist been spying on the Poe family for years?

With a mix of literary humor, mystery, and a little quantum physics, this series opener is a perfect choice for smart, funny tweens who love the Time Warp Trio, Roald Dahl, and Lemony Snicket.

About The Author

Gordon McAlpine is the author of adult novels ranging from magical realism to hardboiled literary mystery. He lives with his wife in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zyra on December 27, 2016

what a delightful, light, fun and quick read! two boys with one mind. both geniuses and great-great-great-great grandnephews of the Edgar Allan Poe. it was fun to read, the way these boys mind worked and what they thought about the world around them. also you get read about Edgar Allan Poe in the gr......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on June 27, 2017

I read this with my boys a while back, then forgot to review - doh! This was a very well-plotted, novel idea for a kids book. In particular, my two loved the 'what the Poe twins didn't know' sections at the end of each chapter, plus the chapters with Edgar Allen Poe's ghost (Mr Shakespeare was parti......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on October 21, 2017

A comical middle grade mystery. Edgar Allan Poe is my favorite Gothic author and so naturally I had to pick up and own this trilogy by Gordon McAlpine. Giving this book 3.5 stars. I read this book to my two boys 10 and 12, over the course of a week and they quite enjoyed it. My oldest liked the snark......more

Goodreads review by Jules on May 29, 2013

fun book for gradeschoolers. Introduces a few scientific and literary concepts. My favorite parts were the sections in which a deceased Edgar Allen Poe is toiling away in the afterlife writing fortune cookie slips with William Shakespeare as his boss.......more

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