The Skull of Truth, Bruce Coville
The Skull of Truth, Bruce Coville
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The Skull of Truth
A Magic Shop Book

Author: Bruce Coville

Series: Magic Shop

Narrator: Bruce Coville

Unabridged: 3 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2016

Synopsis

When Charlie Eggleston stumbles out of Mr. Elives' Magic Shop clutching the skull of truth, he has no idea the grisly object will force him to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth.That would be trouble enough for a kid who has been a chronic liar since second grade. Stir in a pair of talking rats, the fact that the skull itself is a real chatterbox, and the appalling discovery that the truth curse is infecting his entire family, and you can see why Charlie's life is getting more complicated by the minute.Before his adventures are over Charlie will discover the skull's startling identity, learn painful truths about people he loves, and come face-to-face with the strangest truth of all.©1997 Bruce Coville (P)2016 Full Cast Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayaprakash on August 05, 2011

Good children's books deserves to be read by adults as well. If it's really good, the story will appeal to readers of any age. If it's downright excellent, it can re-awaken the child within for the space it takes to read the book. Maybe it's because I went to a pre-school run on the system of Maria......more

Goodreads review by Megan on February 04, 2019

I read this book aloud with my boys and it was another enjoyable installment in the Magic Shop series. It had a lot of good lessons to teach about the truth and why it's important and the story had a fair amount of suspense in it, though some kids might find parts a little scary. The ending felt a l......more

Goodreads review by Kristi on August 11, 2009

This book was very good, but contained adult themes that I was shocked to find. That is why I gave it a 3. Not for children under 13!......more

Goodreads review by F.H on December 18, 2024

Truth. To say or not to say, that is the question. How many of us actually speak the truth? Or better than that, how often do we lie? I have to say, I lie on a daily basis (yes they are small, and harmless, but they are still lies). This book has a good concept and here I would like to quote Francis......more

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