Revenge of the beetle queen

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Title:

Revenge of the beetle queen

Author:

Leonard, M. G. (Maya Gabrielle), author.

ISBN:

9780545853484

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

280 pages ; 22 cm

Series:

Beetle trilogy ;

General Note:

"First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 as Beetle queen"--Title page verso.

Sequel to: Beetle boy.

Reading Level:

770 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Beetles -- Fiction.

Insects -- Fiction.

Fathers and sons -- Fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction.

Summary:

"Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her deadly yellow ladybug spies -- and she has a devious plan. When Darkus, Virginia, and Bertolt discover further evidence of her evil, they're determined to stop her"--Jacket flap.

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Empire Strikes Back meets beetles in the second book of a series about one amazing boy, his loyal friends, and some amazingly intelligent beetles... perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her deadly yellow ladybug spies -- and she has a devious plan. When Darkus, Virginia, and Bertolt discover further evidence of her evil, they're determined to stop her.But the three friends are in trouble. Darkus's dad has forbidden them to investigate any further -- and disguesting crooks Humphrey and Pickering are out of prison. Hope rests on Novak, Lucretia's daughter and a Hollywood actress, but the beetle villainess is always one scuttle ahead...Beetles are back in an even-more-thrilling, chilling, and darkly funny sequel that will have readers clamoring for more.

Author Notes

M.G. Leonard is senior digital media producer at the National Theatre of Great Britain, where she creates podcasts and documentaries about making theater. Beetle Boy , her debut novel and book one of The Beetle Trilogy, was a Publishers Weekly and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. She lives in Brighton, England, with her family. You can visit her online at www.mgleonard.com and follow her on Twitter at @MGLnrd.

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

The genetically modified beetles from Beetle Boy have been further, diabolically altered in this sequel. Lucretia Cutter's plot for world domination is thwarted by the usual gang of kids. Unless prospective readers are as besotted with coleoptera as the book's characters are, they're apt to find the plot of this dark sci-fi comedy pretty over-the-top. Future installments appear likely. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Immediately following Beetle Boy (2016), young Darkus, his beloved companion Baxter an intelligent rhinoceros beetle and other friends both two- and six-legged square off in a rematch with megalomaniac bug breeder and fashion designer Lucretia Cutter. Having already partly transformed herself into an oversize beetle and with an army of transgenic insect minions at her command, Lucretia decides that the time has come to deliver an ultimatum to the world: pausing only to decimate the community of experimental smart beetles rescued from her labs in the previous episode, off she flies to make her announcement before millions of viewers at a Hollywood awards show. Darkus gathers the few survivors and pursues, setting the stage for an authentically buggy climactic fracas. Familiarity with the opener is essential to understanding what's going on in this middle volume. Still, with a cast of thousands, villains both scary and comically bumbling, and rising stakes, the tale scuttles along briskly leaving clear sign of a rousing finale to come.--Peters, John Copyright 2018 Booklist

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