Oh so perfect for boys who don't want to read a bunch of description and want some hilarious action! Meet the Strega-Borgia family. The name says it all. Mom is taking witchcraft classes; Dad has been kidnapped; Grandma is at the bottom of a freezer; and the baby gets shrunk down and ends up going through the modem out into cyberspace. Whoa, some wild and crazy guys! Enter the gangsters ... and the laughs.
192 pages 978-0375814105 Ages 9-12
Keywords: magic, fun, family, humor, action/adventure, kidnapping, family, cyberspace, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, part of a series, If You Liked Lemony Snicket
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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Things are not right at the Strega-Borgia castle. Signor Luciano Strega-Borgia has been kidnapped. Signora Baci Strega-Borgia is struggling with her spells at the Advanced Witchcraft Institute.Titus and Pandora don’t like their suspiciously cheerful and fearless new nanny. Baby Damp has been accidentally shrunk, e-mailed, and lost on the World Wide Web. And to top it off, there’s a gangster in a bunny suit lurking about. . . .
This seriously over-the-top, gothic romp is sure to have readers clamoring for the next Strega-Borgia adventure.---from the publisher
Also in this series: Pure Dead Wicked; Pure Dead Brilliant; Deep Trouble; Deep Water; Deep Fear
