"(A) flashy debut...Ursu draws her characters with broad, nimble-witted strokes..." -- Kirkus Reviews Spring/Summer Preview"...genuinely creates excitement not only about itself but about what might follow..." -- Chicago Tribune, 2/26/06"..genuinely creates excitement not only about itself but about what might follow..." -- Chicago Tribune, 2/28/06"A fast-paced action adventure...this Greek-themed frolic is set apart by the voice of its omniscient narrator." -- Horn Book, March/April 2006"A fun and funny tale of youthful heroism." -- Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2006--This text refers to the Hardcoveredition.

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Something extraordinary is about to happen to Charlotte Mielswetzski.It s not the very cute kitten that appears out of nowhere. It s not the arrival of her cousin Zee, who believes he s the cause of a mysterious sickness that has struck his friends back in England. And it s not the white-faced, yellow-eyed men in tuxedos who follow Charlotte everywhere. What s so extraordinary is not any one of these things. It s all of them. When Charlotte s friends start to get sick, Charlotte and Zee set out to find a cure. Their quest leads them to a not-so-mythical Underworld, where they face Harpies that love to rhyme, gods with personnel problems, and ghosts with a thirst for blood.Charlotte and Zee learn that in a world overrun by Nightmares, Pain, and Death, the really dangerous character is a guy named Phil. And then they discover that the fate of every person -- living and dead -- is in their hands.