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The Beast and the Bethany
The Beast and the Bethany | Jack Meggitt-Phillips
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Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this riotously funny, deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesnt know shes about to be eaten. Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents. But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that hed like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the beast. The child, Bethany, may just be more than Ebenezer bargained for. Shes certainly a really rather rude houseguest, but Ebenezer still finds himself wishing she didnt have to be gobbled up after all. Could it be Bethany is less meal-worthy and morefriend-worthy?
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Arvena
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The storyline was compelling and imaginative, the illustrations were wonderful.

TracyReadsBooks Love this series! 2mo
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Bethany, Ebenezer Tweezer & the Beast are back in another humorous tale. The Beast is reformed, or so it claims, & no longer wants to eat any & everything with a heartbeat. While Ebenezer believes the Beast & decides to teach it about do-gooding, Bethany has her doubts. She‘s convinced the Beast is not only still evil but also up to something nefarious. Love the story & the illustrations throughout & excited to see there will be another book.

Mommamanzi This is one of our Sunshine State books this year! 2y
TracyReadsBooks @Mommamanzi That‘s awesome! It‘s such a fun series. 2y
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Revenge of the Beast | Jack Meggitt-Phillips
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After vanquishing the Beast—the creature that had kept Ebenezer Tweezer alive for 500 years thru means best not discussed here 😉—Bethany is ready to do good & she‘s going to make Ebenezer do the same to make up for everything. But the Beast isn‘t quite as gone as they think & it has plans of its own. Another fantastic story filled with humor, magic, danger, mayhem, do-gooding, friendship, & found family. A very entertaining middle grade series.

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Revenge of the Beast | Jack Meggitt-Phillips
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I am inordinately excited about today‘s book mail—books two and three in the fabulously funny, quirky, & downright spooky middle grade The Beast and the Bethany series as well as the sequel to Garth Nix‘s fantastic YA fantasy The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. I can‘t recommend these series highly enough. They‘re both excellent and I‘m beyond excited to continue both series…which I‘m going to do, right now.

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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 215.
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PNWBookseller85
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We absolutely had the best time reading this book! Roald Dahl meets Lemony Snicket. It was an absolute riot. Great read aloud for families or for independent readers ages 8-12.

Come-read-with-me 💕💕 4y
Tera66 He is so adorable, that smile! 4y
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Mirandareads
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This is the first of a new series for middle grade that I absolutely LOVED!! It has darker humor comparable to Lemony Snicket, very fun and funny. Pick this one up Dec 8th. Thank you to Simon & Schuster for the finished copy to review!!

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katy4peas
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A great middle grade book that kept me turning pages.

A mean man lives a great life feeding a beast which allows him to get anything he wants. Then one day, the beast asks for a child and the man goes on a hunt for a child. He finds a mean child that nobody likes and takes her on as a gift for the beast. Will he give up Bethany to the beast or will he learn to see a different side of her and himself?

On sale 12/08/2020
ARC from Simon&Schuster

katy4peas Lots of fun with some spookiness, but lots of humor and good lessons on friendship and kindness. 👍🏼👍🏼 4y
katy4peas Recommended for fans of Lemony Snicket and darker tales. It also has a bit of “Despicable Me” vibes going on. Some gruesome parts and lots of foreshadowing which can lead to great conversations and discussions with the kids about “foreshadowing” itself, but also about forgiveness, kindness, and being a better person. 4y
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😍😍😮😩 so many feels! 😱 “I really am terribly sorry about the inconvenience.”

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katy4peas
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Loving this book so far! A quick read that leaves me wanting more! I can't put it down!!

Thanks to Simon and Schuster for the ARC.

TracyReadsBooks I absolutely loved this book! Such a fun story. 4y
readordierachel The cover is fantastic 4y
katy4peas @TracyReadsBooks it wasn‘t really what I was expecting, but it was great! 4y
katy4peas @readordierachel there are some illustrations throughout as well that match the cover tone. 👍🏼 I think they add to the story! 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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22 books (& who knows how many comics since I stopped counting them) in September. Heavy on middle grade ARCs—the tagged book likely my favorite. Other favorites this month include Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian, a delightful graphic novel, Maya and the Rising Dark, A Hopeful Heart, well-written & engaging MG biography of Alcott, Punching the Air, powerful YA book, & Night of the Mannequins by Jones, a fantastic, not for kids, horror novella.

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Read the complete review of the book : https://bookbugworld.com/review-the-beast-and-the-bethany/

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This book is an absolute delight & a great middle grade read. At the ripe old age of 511, Ebenezer Tweezer, who doesn‘t look a day over 20, has lived a long & fabulous life. But, he wants more so he continues to feed the monster in the attic who vomits up the magic elixir that a keeps Ebenezer young. Then, the monster asks for a child to eat & in comes Bethany. Will Ebenezer feed her to the monster or will she change everything? Out in December.

LibrarianRyan That sounds great. 4y
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